When a person, usually your spouse or in-law, tries to pin you down to a certain time even though they know certain aspects are out of your control and they are pretty aware you will be not arriving when they want you to.
After the question is posed in several ways, the offender usually succumbs and blurts out a time they know will make the spouse happy but is totally implausible, thus hanging themselves based on the time they were coerced into stating.
After the question is posed in several ways, the offender usually succumbs and blurts out a time they know will make the spouse happy but is totally implausible, thus hanging themselves based on the time they were coerced into stating.
Wife: So what time will you be home tonight?
Husband: I am not sure because of this 5pm meeting today and the usual traffic.
Wife: Usually you are home at 5:45, so maybe you will be here like 5:50?
Husband: When I get home at 5:45 I do not have 5pm meetings on those days so it is hard to say
Wife: How long is your meeting?
Husband: I'm not running it so I am not sure
Wife: Traffic shouldn't be too bad since it's friday so you can probably get here by 6pm I would think, don't you?
Husband: yeah sure 6pm
The husband was effectively put in a clock-noose
Husband: I am not sure because of this 5pm meeting today and the usual traffic.
Wife: Usually you are home at 5:45, so maybe you will be here like 5:50?
Husband: When I get home at 5:45 I do not have 5pm meetings on those days so it is hard to say
Wife: How long is your meeting?
Husband: I'm not running it so I am not sure
Wife: Traffic shouldn't be too bad since it's friday so you can probably get here by 6pm I would think, don't you?
Husband: yeah sure 6pm
The husband was effectively put in a clock-noose
by Thejuice April 9, 2013
Get the Clock-Noosemug. Necktie. More particularly, a necktie worn by an ambitious, brown-nosing, back-stabbing corporate ladder-climber trying to impress his boss.
Ralph, you know the CFO won't even talk to you if you're not wearing your neck-noose.
Mr. Weaver got called into HR for yanking Bill's neck-noose when Bill dropped the draft P&L in the executive shitter.
Mr. Weaver got called into HR for yanking Bill's neck-noose when Bill dropped the draft P&L in the executive shitter.
by Fuzzbuster111 February 28, 2025
Get the neck-noosemug. 'he noosed himself over that cookie incident'
' mum noosed me for being out'
i got noosed for crying while my stepdad violated me'
' mum noosed me for being out'
i got noosed for crying while my stepdad violated me'
by Ratz December 30, 2005
Get the noosedmug. by I put the fun in funeral September 23, 2020
Get the need a noosemug.