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petiquette

noun

Etymology

Blend of pet + etiquette.

  1. derived from *(s)teyg-✻ — “to be sharp, to stab”
  2. derived from *stikaną✻
  3. derived from *stekan✻
  4. derived from estiquette — “ticket, memorandum”
  5. borrowed from étiquette — “property, a little piece of paper, or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing its contents, a label, ticket”
  6. compounded as petiquette — “pet + etiquette”

Definitions

  1. 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]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA