hungerclock
/ˈhʌŋɡəˌklɒk/nounVerified NewAlso in: Hungeruhr (Deutsch) · hambrorario (Español) · faimontre (Français)
The household's official meal times, set by tradition and enforced regardless of actual hunger.
The hungerclock rings dinner at seven whether anyone is hungry at six or starving at five. Meals are taken by the clock and defended like appointments. Children learn to tell the time by it, and adults spend years unlearning it, failing, and sitting down at seven out of pure respect.
Etym. — hunger + clock — the timetable that decides when you are hungry.
Rel. — dinnerdrift
Novelty check: APPROVE
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