sadmin

English

Etymology

Blend of sad +‎ admin.

Noun

sadmin (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Administrative paperwork that must be done after the death of a loved one.
    • 2022 July 28, George Monbiot, “The ‘sadmin’ after my mother’s death was hard enough – then I encountered Vodafone”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      My father is confused and very frail, so my sister and my dad’s carer and I handled the sadmin.
    • 2023 April 15, Miranda Green, “‘Sadmin’ — the side hustle nobody wants”, in Financial Times‎[2]:
      We lost my beloved Dad just before Christmas. And ever since, instead of being able to spend valuable hours and energies grieving and bringing comfort to my widowed mother, I’ve discovered that someone has signed me up for what now seems to be known as “sadmin”— or in this case, “Dadmin”.
    • 2023 October 25, Anita Chaudhuri, “Should workers get time off for posting letters and going to the dentist? One boss thinks so”, in The Guardian‎[3]:
      But at least none of this has an emotional charge – unlike “sadmin”, the endless paperwork that comes as a result of losing a loved one.
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