dogdeadline
/ˈdɒɡˌdɛdlaɪn/nounVerified NewThe time after which a pet's patience converts into disruption of the household's plans.
The walk is at six; at twenty past, the leash is in the human's lap and the evening's schedule has been rewritten. Dogdeadlines are the only household appointments with a strictly enforced penalty. Every member learns them, including the ones who claim not to like the dog.
Etym. — dog + deadline — a cutoff with teeth, enforced by the party it names.
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