John - ahhhhlright fellas im gonna scram, im getting tired Doug - alright later curfew boy
John - dude i swear im tired
Doug - then fuckin leave curfew boy
When one is unable to talk in ones own house past a certain time (on the phone or otherwise) due to the fact that their parents or guardians are vicious tyrants. Penalties for breaking a verbal curfew include ripping out the tounge, a guilt trip, cutting off the left testicle, and other various punishments.
Friend 1: Hey dude, call me when you get home at around 11 PM.
Friend 2: No way, I have a verbal curfew. My parents will cut off my left testicle if I call you tonight.
The time of day at which one knows one can no longer drink coffee (or other caffeinated beverages) without an adverse effect on one's sleep that night.
Five in the afternoon is my coffee curfew. Don't want to be awake until two in the morning. Guess I'll have a beer instead.
The insidious, often unauthorized, extension of time restriction placed on nocturnal adolescent activities as further evidence of parental authority erosion and generalized attrition.
Oh, just screw 'em...my parents don't know shit. 11? 11:30? 12? Let the creeping curfew work its magic!