fiveminutesplea

/ˌfaɪvˈmɪnɪtsˌpliː/nounVerified New

Also in: Fünfminutenflehens (Deutsch) · cincominuda (Español) · cinqminplaid (Français)

The universal request for five more minutes, filed at bedtime, at the pool, and at every screen.

The fiveminutesplea is granted once, honored never, and refiled immediately. Its unit of time is flexible and its delivery is heartfelt. Parents know the five minutes will be twenty, and they grant it anyway, because the plea itself is one of childhood's few honest documents.

Etym. — five minutes + plea — the standing extension request of childhood.

Rel. — bedtimeparliament

Novelty check: APPROVE

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