table manners

noun

: behavior while eating a meal at a table
He needs to learn good table manners.

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Like any dinner party, every guest has its own table manners. Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Proper table manners include no chewing with your mouth open, no hats indoors, and waiting for everyone to be served before eating. Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 Some videos even teach lessons like good table manners or how to count. Parents, 19 June 2026 An 18-year-old is learning some table manners after she was arrested on suspicion of throwing her Chipotle bowl at a worker’s chest in Santa Ana. Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for table manners

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“Table manners.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20manners. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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