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    [Noun]  | "cour*te*sy" | \ ˈkər-tə-sē \


    1: behavior marked by polished manners or respect for others : courteous behavior

    2: a courteous and respectful act or expression

    3: general allowance despite facts : indulgence

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English corteisie, from Anglo-French curteisie, from curteis see: {courteous };

    [Noun]  | "courtesy card" 


    1: a card entitling its holder to some special privilege

    Origin: 1934 ;

    [Noun]  | "courtesy title" 


    1: a title (such as "Lord" added to the Christian name of a peer's younger son) used in addressing certain lineal relatives of British peers

    2: a title (such as "Professor" for any teacher) taken by the user and commonly accepted without consideration of official right

    Origin: 1865 ;

    [Noun]  | "courtesy call" 


    1: a visit made because it is the polite thing to do

    [Noun]  | "courtesy phone" 


    1: a telephone that customers can use to call the company that provides it

    [Noun]  | "senatorial courtesy" 


    1: a custom of the U.S. Senate of refusing to confirm a presidential appointment of an official in or from a state when the appointment is opposed by the senators or senior senator of the president's party from that state

    Origin: 1884 ;

    [Noun]  | "common courtesy" 


    1: politeness that people can usually be expected to show

    [Adjective]  | "cour*te*sy" | \ ˈkər-tə-sē \


    1: granted, provided, or performed as a courtesy or by way of courtesy

    Origin: 1613 ;

     See: {courtesy:1 };

    [Noun]  | "courtesy" 


    1: an act of kind assistance;


      * e.g., " ... did me the courtesy of loaning me his jacket "




    2: an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners;


      * e.g., " ... the greeting How are you? is often intended as no more than a courtesy "



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    3: speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding;


      * e.g., " ... a woman who responds to every situation with courtesy and kindness "



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     [ "courtesy" ]

    1:  courteous behaviour

      * e.g.,  ... Courtney is a very courteous person. 

     [ "courtesy" ]

    2:  a polite speech or action, especially one required by convention.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't forget to do that courtesy thing i told you about before we came over. 

     [ "courtesy" ]

    3:  a thoughtful action or gesture.

      * e.g.,  ... Courtsey defines Courtney (H), yea thats right. 

     [ "courtesy" ]

    1: something that society lacks these days...

      * e.g.,  ... a)Etiquette follows courtesy 

     [ "courtesy" ]

    1: Something that is lame, uncool or generally unsatisfactory.

      * e.g.,  ... "Joe promised to hang out with us tonight, but then he pulled a courtesy move and hung out with his girlfriend instead." 

     [ "Courtesy" ]

    1:  (in 420 context) When 1 person packs a fresh bowl of high grade grass and doesn't burn off all the green for the next person when he lights it.

      * e.g.,  ... I just packed a bowl of skeezer but I left you some courtesy. 

     [ "Courtesy" ]

    1: Noun version of courteous. The act of having consideration for another person or being; to include other being's needs or wants into a plan or schedule

      * e.g.,  ... At least he had the courtesy to put the seat down, after using the toilet. 

     [ "Courtesy" ]

    1: Anything out of the ordinary. Something that sort of takes you by suprise, not completely crazy, but definitely unusual.

      * e.g.,  ... So me and Steve were hanging out drinking some beer and out of nowhere there was a knock at the door, do you know who it was? It was Joe, we haven't seen him sense high school.  

     [ "Courtesy Perv" ]

    1: When a friend of the opposite sex (for heterosexuals) wears something slightly revealing or otherwise shows a bit of skin, and it would be rude or confidence destroying not to take a quick glance.

      * e.g.,  ... Claire just got changed on the bus, would have been rude not to give her a courtesy perv 

     [ "Courtesy Splash" ]

    1: When you are watching a movie with a bro and a sad part comes up. Your bro begins to cry so you throw your drink in their face so no one can see that he is crying.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, thanks for that courtesy splash when Obi-Wan died. I would have been hella embarrassed. 

     [ "Courtesy Wipe" ]

    1: When you need to wipe your ass mid day and head to the bathroom to finish the job

      * e.g.,  ... Kyle went to the bathroom half way through his shift to do a courtesy wipe 

     [ "Courtesy Cut" ]

    1: The second act of intercourse from a one night stand, typically in the morning.

      * e.g.,  ... When I woke up this morning, all I wanted was my courtesy cut and to get the fuck out. I smacked her ass when I woke up to get my courtesy cut. 

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