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pour-silence
noun
/por-sy-lens/
Definition
The enforced conversational pause at a restaurant table while staff handle liquids.
In use
“We sat in agonizing pour-silence waiting for him to finish with the water.”
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Language
- Language form
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /por-sy-lens/
Classification
- Life domain
- People & society
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