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petiquette

petiquette noun: good manners of a pet animal, or when dealing with pet animals.

Noun

petiquette (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Good manners of a pet animal, or when dealing with pet animals.
    • The dos and don’ts of good petiquette: four cardinal rules for dog owners [title]2025 April 26, Libby Brooks, “The dos and don’ts of good petiquette: four cardinal rules for dog owners”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of petiquette

Blend of pet + etiquette.

Questions about petiquette

What does petiquette mean?
Petiquette means good manners of a pet animal, or when dealing with pet animals.
What part of speech is petiquette?
Petiquette is a noun.

Words near petiquette in the dictionary

  1. petiolus
  2. Petion
  3. Petions
  4. petiotization
  5. Petipaesque
  6. petiquette
  7. petis
  8. petit
  9. Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
  10. petit bourgeois
  11. Petit Canouan

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