the.com/decorum
The art of wanting to scream while smiling politely instead.
means Behavior that follows the accepted standards of politeness, propriety, and good taste for a given situation.
from From Latin decorum, 'that which is fitting or proper,' the neuter form of decorus, 'becoming, seemly, handsome' — itself from decor, meaning grace or beauty. It shares that root with 'decor' and 'decorate': the underlying idea is of something fitted out rightly, arranged to look as it should. Decorum entered English in the 1500s-1600s, first in rhetoric and drama (where it meant fitting style to subject) before settling into its broader sense of proper social conduct.
- etymology
- Latin decorus, meaning fitting or proper
- peak demand
- family dinners, funerals, open-plan offices
- secret function
- lets everyone lie comfortably together
- first casualty
- usually the second glass of wine