ceilingeyeball

/ˈsiːlɪŋˌaɪbɔːl/nounVerified New

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The smoke detector's watchful presence over every ambitious cooking attempt.

The ceilingeyeball observes all frying with silent judgment until the moment of maximum sizzle, when it speaks. Its intervention is calibrated to embarrass: the roast goes unremarked, the toast is condemned. The household waves tea towels at it the way one greets a fussy elder, with respect and a closed door.

Etym. — ceiling + eyeball — the watcher in the middle of the kitchen ceiling.

Rel. — smokealarmchef · chirpambush

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