rollcallflinch
/ˈrəʊlkɔːlˌflɪntʃ/nounVerified NewThe small brace of a child with an unfamiliar name when a substitute teacher reaches their row.
The class reads the pause, the mispronunciation lands, and a correction follows that the child has performed since kindergarten. It is a minor event that recurs daily enough to become an identity.
Etym. — roll call + flinch: the reflex of being visibly foreign for one second at a time.
Rel. — tongueheirloom
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