Noun

Singular etiquette

Plural etiquettes

etiquette (plural etiquettes)

  1. The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.
  2. The customary behavior of members of a profession, business, law, or sports team towards each other.

Quotations

  • 1885, Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
    If you think we are worked by strings, / Like a Japanese marionette, / You don't understand these things / It is simply Court etiquette.
  • 2001, Eric R. Wolf, Sydel Silverman, Aram A. Yengoyan, Pathways of Power: Building an Anthropology of the Modern World, page 182
    These then influence other groups, who recut and reshape their patterns of interpersonal etiquettes to fit those utilized by the tone-setting group.

Related terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Sat Feb 20 22:46:35 2010

Etiquette (pronounced [,eti'ket]) is a code of behavior that delineates expectations for social behavior according to contemporary conventional norms within a society, social class, or group. The French word, signifying ticket (of admission, etc.) first appeared in English in 1750.

Rules of etiquette

Rules of etiquette encompass most aspects of social interaction in any society, though the term itself is not commonly used. A rule of etiquette may reflect an underlying ethical code, or it may reflect a person's fashion or status. Rules of etiquette are usually unwritten, but aspects of etiquette have been codified from time to time.

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Tue Feb 9 18:21:20 2010

What is the right etiquette to using a clean toilet?
Q. I walked into the staff bathroom at work while there was someone in there cleaning the stalls. As I was closing the door to the stall, the lady yelled to say "please use one of the dirty stalls!". I was just like "ok" and I used one of the dirty stalls. But, I don't get that etiquette. Someone will use the "clean" toilets at some point in the day. I guess there is a time limit on when you should use a clean toilet?
Asked by Joan of Darkness - Mon Dec 21 08:15:23 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. The person cleaning the stalls has a job at the bottom of the pecking order. She is frustrated and her objective in life is to score by having a full row of clean stalls. So that is her point of view which is quite limited.
Answered by fatsausage - Mon Dec 21 08:24:10 2009

What role do you feel etiquette plays in the online environment?
Q. The old saying it s not what you say, but how you say it applies to ways in which we communicate in the online world. What role do you feel etiquette plays in the online environment?
Asked by Catherine C - Wed Jul 22 20:32:23 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think that technology is hampering our etiquette. We are become "more connected" through the web but we're connecting less with each other on a personal/social level. People can be unkind online because they don't have to face a real person -- just a computer screen. It's sad.
Answered by Lisa b - Wed Jul 22 20:47:51 2009

Got any etiquette tips for a youngster going to a formal dinner?
Q. The prom is this week and dinner will be served. The thing is its a formal dinner and I need some etiquette tips because I don't want to look like a slob when I eat lol. What do I need to do?
Asked by operajester - Tue Apr 21 00:15:03 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. watch what you hostess does and follow her example. Good luck
Answered by Ali - Tue Apr 21 00:20:13 2009

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    Answers to questions on etiquette and manners. Advice on dating, flirting and party etiquette.
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    Provides advice, books, articles, seminars, and discussions on etiquette for the way we live today.
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    A list of dos and don'ts for young adults.
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