toastthreshold
/ˈtəʊstˈθrɛʃhəʊld/nounVerified NewAlso in: Bräunungsgrenze (Deutsch) · tostamandamiento (Español) · painseuil (Français)
The toaster dial setting each household member holds sacred and sets back after every use.
The toastthreshold is a number between three and five, defended like religion. One person's golden is another's ash, and the dial records the conflict in fingerprints. Whoever toasts last at night sets their own threshold and leaves, and the morning reads the dial like a note from a stranger.
Etym. — toast + threshold — the exact darkness at which bread becomes breakfast.
Rel. — toasterqueue · teabagreferendum
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