BOROMETER (BORE-AH-MET-UR)

noun. The person whose job it is to decide when an Oscar winner has talked long enough and is boring the audience. Usually signals wrap-it-up music. May be applied to other situations in which a host feels obligated to keep things flowing. Not to be confused with barometer, the weather instrument. Example: Oh God, now she's thanking her stylist! Why doesn't the borometer step in and make her shut up already?