bowee

Updated: January 13, 2026

Avoid condescending bows to your friends and equals. If you meet a rich parvenu, whose consequence you wish to reprove, you may salute him in a very patronizing manner: or else, in acknowledging his bow, look somewhat surprised and say, "Mister eh eh?" If you have remarkably fine teeth, you may smile affectionately upon the bowee, without speaking.

Unknown - The Laws of Etiquette