Urinating when crouched before the aggressor is the dog's ultimate sign of deference. (petsmagazine.com.sg)
Even in work - crazy Japan, the practice of inemuri («sleeping while present»), often sitting at one's desk, is viewed as the ultimate sign of hard work at the expense of nighttime sleep. (canadianbusiness.com)
If becoming a verb is the ultimate sign of achieving the status of genuine cultural phenomenon, then Marie Kondo's book, The Life - Changing Magic of Tidying Up has managed this milestone. (inc.com)