maybering

Coined by Marsita

verb, continuous coined here

MAY·ber·ing

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

Actively dwelling in the maybe state: not deciding, and not exactly failing to decide either, but occupying the undecided state as an activity in its own right.

“Still deciding on the job offer?” “Yeah, I'm maybering.”

Etymologymayber + -ing. Built off the person, not off maybe, so it means doing what a mayber does. The continuous form is the point: maybering never has a past tense that finishes.

NoteEnglish has hesitating, dithering and wavering, all of which sound like faults. Maybering sounds like a hobby. That is the honest part: the maybe state has its comforts, every option still open and nobody let down yet, and the word admits it.

Word family

mayber · noun, informal

A person permanently in the maybe.

maybering · verb, continuous

Actively dwelling in the maybe state.

maybring · verb

May or may not bring something.

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