kill-courtesy

English

Etymology

kill +‎ courtesy

Noun

kill-courtesy (plural kill-courtesies)

1. (obsolete) A rude person,
   • c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, scene 2, lines 76–77:

     Pretty soul! she durst not lie / Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.