followance

Coined by Marsita

noun coined here

FOL·low·ance

As first written
followance
Stands today exactly as it was first set down.

Subscription sustained without attention; the dutiful maintenance of a following one does not read.

Her feed was mostly followance.

Etymologyfollow + -ance, licensed outright by allowance — the identical -ow + -ance junction, no stress shift.

NoteOn the model of attendance (presence without engagement) and observance (practice without belief). Following names the act or the crowd; followership names the role. Neither names the condition.

slot 5 · form 5 · clarity 4 · music 4 → 23/25 · one reader's opinion, ranks nothing

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