decafhour
/ˈdiːkæfˌaʊə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Schlafkaffee (Deutsch) · descafahora (Español) · décalheure (Français)
The late-evening coffee hour during which the coffee is quietly decaf and no one says so.
The decafhour keeps the ritual and drops the consequence: the mug is held, the machine runs, and the beans switched without announcement. Guests drinking "the same" sleep fine and never learn why. It is the kindest lie the household tells, and the espresso cups are complicit.
Etym. — decaf + hour — the evening coffee, pacified in secret.
Rel. — coffeealgebra · brewloyal
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