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mind one's pees and ques en · VERB
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of mind one's ps and qs.
a man must mind his pees and ques when he talks with you.
1814, Ann of Swansea, Conviction; or, She is Innocent! A Novel, page 3: 222:when he goes i have to sit up straight and mind my pees and ques.
1925 October 3, Henry A. Shute, “We Go into the Pig Business”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 198, page 142:
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