nightthreeclause
/ˌnaɪtˈθriːˈklɔːz/nounVerified NewAlso in: Drittagklausel (Deutsch) · nochecláusula (Español) · troisièmenuitage (Français)
The unwritten rule that a curry, stew, or chili improves on its third night by natural right.
The nightthreeclause is invoked when day-two portions are passed over: everyone knows the dish peaks tomorrow. Refrigerator time is treated as an ingredient, listed on no recipe and added to all of them. On night three the leftoversrepublic finally convenes, the dish is declared better than it was, and no one investigates why.
Etym. — night three + clause — the contractual improvement of leftovers by day.
Rel. — leftoversrepublic · fridgefossick
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