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- the done thing
the done thing
the done thing
(British, American & Australian) also the thing to do (American) the correct way to behave in a particular social situation (usually negative) Wearing jeans in an office environment isn't really the done thing. You can't smoke during the meal. It's not the thing to do.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Akua | | - | Western African, Akan |
| Selwyn | | SEL-win | English (Rare) |
| Raisa (2) | | - | Yiddish |
| Isaac | | ['aaizək] | |
| Lorraine | | lə-RAYN | English |
| Ignacio | | eeg-NAH-thyo (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |