jetiquette

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noun

The standard of acceptable behavior to be observed by passengers of an airplane.

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Meanings

nounjetiquette (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

Blend of jet + etiquette.

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APA

jetiquette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jetiquette

MLA

“jetiquette.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jetiquette. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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