<Dd> fact of following conventional norms within a society; etiquette (etiquette also comes from a French word, étiquette). </Dd> <Dd> an assumed name, a nickname (often used in a pejorative way in French). </Dd> <Dt> soi - disant </Dt> <Dd> lit . "oneself saying"; so - called; self - described . </Dd>

A foreign word that is used in america