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the only stranger you trust with your car keys and your dignity.
means A personal manservant who attends to a gentleman's clothing and grooming, or, in modern usage, an attendant who parks cars for guests at hotels, restaurants, and events.
from From French valet, meaning a manservant or attendant, which traces back through Old French valet and vaslet to a diminutive of vassal — itself from Medieval Latin vassallus, a servant or retainer, possibly of Celtic origin. So the word carries the old feudal echo of one who serves a lord, eventually shrinking from manor halls to hotel curbs, where the only fiefdom involved is a parking lot.
- royal roots
- Once a personal servant dressing nobles, not parking cars
- tip economy
- Often paid mostly in cash from grateful drivers
- speed demons
- Some can parallel park faster than you ever will
- word origin
- From French, meaning young nobleman or attendant
ferrari valet key — special limited-power key included with ferrari supercars that restricts engine to 7,000 rpm and top speed to 112 mph
valet parking at bellagio — las vegas hotel's famous valet service handling thousands of luxury cars daily at the strip's most iconic resort