sundayroastclock
/ˈsʌndeɪ ˌrəʊstˌklɒk/nounVerified NewAlso in: Sonntagsbratenuhr (Deutsch) · domingómetro (Español) · domichrono (Français)
The timetable by which a Sunday roast governs the entire day's movements and moods.
The sundayroastclock starts at noon with the meat and rearranges the household around it: walks shortened, appetites saved, phones silenced at carving. The clock is felt even by guests, who find themselves hungry at two without being told. By four it has wound down, and the evening belongs to the sofa and the tin foil.
Etym. — Sunday roast + clock — the meal that keeps the household's time.
Rel. — roastdiplomacy · hungerclock
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