ballfenceprotocol
/ˈbɔːlˌfɛnsˈprəʊtəkɒl/nounVerified NewAlso in: Ballrückgabeprotokoll (Deutsch) · pelotcol (Español) · protocolon (Français)
The standing arrangement for the return of balls that clear the fence, without knocking.
The ballfenceprotocol handles one ball an afternoon: it is thrown back over with a shout, or left by the gate with a wave. Nothing is knocked on, nothing is kept. The protocol has survived four footballs, two generations, and one greenhouse, which is the exception that proves it.
Etym. — ball + fence protocol — the border law of the kicked ball.
Rel. — greenhousedream
Novelty check: APPROVE
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