streetbarbecuequota
/ˌstriːtˈbɑːbɪkjuːˈkwəʊtə/nounVerified NewAlso in: Straßengrillkontingent (Deutsch) · humocupo (Español) · grillote (Français)
The unspoken limit on how many neighbors may grill on the same evening before the smoke becomes a meeting.
The streetbarbecuequota is exceeded on the first good Friday, when six households light up at once and the whole street smells of one dinner. Windows close; faces appear. The quota is never agreed, but everyone knows when it has been broken, and the smoke is discussed at fencetalk with joy.
Etym. — street barbecue + quota — the atmospheric limit of collective grilling.
Rel. — bbqresolve · bbqsmokeforecast
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