snackpatrol
/ˈsnækpəˌtrəʊl/verbVerified NewAlso in: Snackpatrouillieren (Deutsch) · picopatrulla (Español) · patrignotte (Français)
To police the snack shelf on behalf of the household, counting and questioning all withdrawals.
To snackpatrol is to note that the crisps were full on Tuesday and to say so on Wednesday. The patrol is performed with humor by the auditor and received with less humor by everyone else. Its official justification is fairness; its actual product is a second, hidden bag somewhere clever.
Etym. — snack + patrol — sentry duty mounted over the top shelf.
Rel. — snackfiefdom · lastslicelaw
Novelty check: APPROVE
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