shoegrowthallowance

/ˈʃuːˌɡrəʊθəˈlaʊəns/nounVerified New

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The two sizes of headroom engineered into every new shoe against the growth spurt clause.

The shoegrowthallowance is fitted by the shop assistant with a thumb of space and a warning about now. The child walks like a swimmer for a month, then fills the allowance without warning. The cycle repeats each season, and the old shoes go to the lostpropertyorbit of cousins.

Etym. — shoe growth + allowance — the headroom provisioned against the spurt.

Rel. — growthspurtnight

Novelty check: APPROVE

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