polite notice
polite notice · polite notices
A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally…A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.
Forms
plural: polite notices| Singular | polite notice |
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