# Is there a word in the English language for...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 2, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-in-the-english-language-for/670207 "2013-10-02T19:53:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-in-the-english-language-for/670207/21 "2013-10-03T12:26:20Z")

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> [@njtt](#):
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> A convention.
> 
> Or a custom.

I’d say custom. Or that it’s customary.

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**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-in-the-english-language-for/670207/22 "2013-10-03T13:46:08Z")

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Common law.

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-in-the-english-language-for/670207/23 "2013-10-03T14:12:46Z")

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Culture?

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**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2013, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-in-the-english-language-for/670207/24 "2013-10-05T04:44:49Z")

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adherence

… also, per previous posts, meme or groupthink

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