pl.n.
- Socially correct behavior; manners.
- The way one acts; conduct: was told to watch his p's and q's.
p's and q's
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- Socially correct behavior: decorum, etiquette, good form, manner (used in plural), mores, propriety (also used in plural). See usual/unusual.
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