waiverwink
/ˈweɪvəˌwɪŋk/nounVerified NewA discreet exemption that quietly empties a public prohibition for the connected.
The ban is announced with fanfare; the waivers are granted without list. Enforcement becomes the price paid only by people without access.
Etym. — waiver + wink; the pair keeps both the document and the understanding it actually encodes.
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