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waiterish en · ADJ

Etymology

From waiter + -ish.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a waiter.
   • As we sit down to write, we sink in our own estimation; we blush involuntarily, although we are in the deepest solitude; we look at our arm, in dread lest we should find a napkin hanging on it, in true waiterish attitude; we rush to the glass to ascertain whether our neck is encompassed by the conventional little white tie; and we have to look around us. 1863, Fun, volume 4, page 150:

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