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Cliché – Idea which has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or being irritating; Thought-terminating cliché – Commonly used phrase used to quell cognitive dissonance; Demagogue – Politician or orator who panders to fears and emotions of the public; Snowclone – A cliché used as a pattern for other expressions
Self-expression values are part of a core value dimension in the modernization process. [1] Self-expression is a cluster of values that include social tolerance , life satisfaction , public expression and an aspiration to liberty.
Etiquette (/ ˈ ɛ t i k ɛ t,-k ɪ t /) is the set of norms of personal behaviour in polite society, usually occurring in the form of an ethical code of the expected and accepted social behaviours that accord with the conventions and norms observed and practised by a society, a social class, or a social group.
Respect, also called esteem, is a positive feeling or deferential action shown towards someone or something considered important or held in high esteem or regard. It conveys a sense of admiration for good or valuable qualities.
Additionally, a distinction has been made between first- and second-order politeness, due to the appropriation of an English word for a scientific concept: first-order politeness "correspond[s] to the various ways in which polite behavior is perceived and talked about by members of socio-cultural groups", meaning the connotation of 'politeness ...
A cliché (UK: / ˈ k l iː ʃ eɪ / or US: / k l iː ˈ ʃ eɪ /; French:) is a saying, idea, or element of an artistic work that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning, novelty, or figurative or artistic power, even to the point of now being bland or uninteresting. [1]
An Iowa school is catching flak for having no “rizz.”. A teacher in a school district near the Nebraska border is being accused of banning the word short for charisma along with over two dozen ...
A man tipping his cap in greeting A man doffing his hat. A hat tip (abbreviation: h/t), also referred to as tip of the cap, is an act of tipping or (especially in British English) doffing one's hat as a cultural expression of recognition, respect, gratitude or simple salutation and acknowledgement between two persons.