carvepressure
/ˈkɑːvˈprɛʃə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Tranchierdruck (Deutsch) · trinchapresión (Español) · découpression (Français)
The dread experienced by the person handed the knife and the silence of the whole table.
Carvepressure is applied at the moment the roast arrives and the household looks at one designated hand. Every cut is now public: too thick, too thin, against the grain, dear. The carver performs, the table coaches in whispers, and the bird is eventually reduced to slices and relief.
Etym. — carve + pressure — the performance anxiety of the carving knife.
Rel. — roastdiplomacy · tastetribunal
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