table manners

noun

An accepted code of conduct for behavior at a dining table.

“Some of the children had good table manners; some not.”

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Meanings

nountable manners pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAn accepted code of conduct for behavior at a dining table.

    Basic table manners were covered in the first day of finishing school, but more followed.

  2. pluralplural onlyThe behavior of a person while dining.

    Some of the children had good table manners; some not.

Translations

Spanish modales de mesa, modales en la mesa
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APA

table manners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20manners

MLA

“table manners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20manners. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “table manners,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/table%20manners.

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