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garden / gardening
GAR-dun / GAR-dun-ing · noun · offensive
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Origin & Usage
US hospital gallows humour; 'vegetable' metaphor.
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What does 'gardening' mean in a hospital?
It's callous slang for caring for persistently vegetative or profoundly brain-injured patients, likening it to tending plants, with the neuro ICU as a 'garden.'
Why is it called gardening?
It extends the offensive 'vegetable' metaphor for unresponsive patients.
Is 'gardening' offensive?
Yes — it's gallows humour that's widely considered cruel and dehumanising.
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