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table manners

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table manners /ˈtābəl ˌmanərz, ˈteɪbəl ˌmænərz

▸ plural noun a pattern of behavior that is conventionally required of someone while eating:

table manners are a relatively recent invention

his table manners were not as nice as they should have been.