bad manners

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bad manners

noun

  1. plural, plural only The treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way, or incorrect behaviour in public. In some cultures, it is considered to be bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

    Opposite: good manners

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noun treatment of other people in an impolite or discourteous way

Españolfalta de educación, malos modales
Portuguêsfalta de educação, má educação, maus modos
Françaismauvaises manières
Deutschschlechte Manieren
Italianomaleducazione, scorrettezza, sgarbataggine, sgarbatezza, villania
Românălipsă de maniere
Русскиймоветон moveton

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@misc{bad_manners_2026,
  title = {bad manners},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bad%20manners},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}