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jetiquette

jetiquette noun: the standard of acceptable behavior to be observed by passengers of an airplane.

Noun

jetiquette (uncountable)

  1. The standard of acceptable behavior to be observed by passengers of an airplane.
    • A nice sense of when to speak, if ever, to the person beside one is a good part of airplane manners, or jetiquette.1973, Peg Bracken, But I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned Traveler, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 251

Origin of jetiquette

Blend of jet + etiquette.

Questions about jetiquette

What does jetiquette mean?
Jetiquette means the standard of acceptable behavior to be observed by passengers of an airplane.
What part of speech is jetiquette?
Jetiquette is a noun.

Words near jetiquette in the dictionary

  1. Jeth
  2. Jethart
  3. Jethou
  4. Jethro
  5. Jethronian
  6. jetiquette
  7. jetlag
  8. jetlagged
  9. jetlaggy
  10. jetlags
  11. jetless

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