mind one's pees and ques

English

Verb

mind one's pees and ques (third-person singular simple present minds one's pees and ques, present participle minding one's pees and ques, simple past and past participle minded one's pees and ques)

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