upstairsfloorcreak
/ˈʌpsteəzˈflɔːˌkriːk/nounVerified NewAlso in: Obergeschossknarz (Deutsch) · tablachivato (Español) · planchonfession (Français)
The single floorboard that announces your whole life to the downstairs neighbor, at 6 a.m.
The upstairsfloorcreak is avoided by choreography: a wide step, a hand on the rail, and a held breath. Its location is known to both parties and serves as the building's alarm clock. Renovation was considered, quoted, and postponed forever, because the creak keeps everyone honest.
Etym. — upstairs floor + creak — the reporting floorboard of the flat.
Rel. — sharedwalltrust · stairwellpoliteness
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