doorstepqueue
/ˈdɔːstɛpˌkjuː/nounVerified NewAlso in: Haustürschlange (Deutsch) · portafila (Español) · seuilfile (Français)
The line of neighbors that forms behind the one person who knows where the new bins are.
The doorstepqueue forms at the house with the information: the collection date change, the plumber's name, the wifi password that works from the street. The queue is served in order, briefly, with tea. By the end the visitor knows the whole street's business, which is the fee.
Etym. — doorstep + queue — the waiting line at the informed house.
Rel. — wheeliediplomat · gatebriefing
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