マナーモード

まなーもーど
noun
silent mode; vibrate mode; manner mode
technology
1. silent mode; vibrate mode
A phone setting that silences the ringtone, typically switching to vibration only.
携帯(けいたい)マナーモードにした。
I put my phone on silent mode.
映画館(えいがかん)マナーモードにしてください
Please put your phone on silent mode in the cinema.
I forgot to set it to silent mode.

Etymology

Japanese-English (wasei-eigo) combining "manner" + "mode" - emphasizing phone etiquette.

Cultural note

In Japan, using phones on public transport is considered impolite. Announcements on trains commonly remind passengers to set phones to マナーモード and refrain from calls.

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