growthspurtnight

/ˈɡrəʊθˌspɜːtˌnaɪt/nounVerified New

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The single evening on which a child eats the household out of bread, milk, and composure.

The growthspurtnight announces itself with a fourth sandwich and a serious face. The fridge is opened in disbelief, the pantry surrenders, and the child asks what there is to eat next. By morning the shoes are tight, the explanation is clear, and the shopping list is rewritten at emergency scale.

Etym. — growth spurt + night — the famine evening that precedes the new shoe size.

Rel. — growthspurthungry · shoegrowthallowance

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