Cutting in line

A queue on an open sidewalk in Poland

Cutting in line (also known as line/queue jumping, butting, barging, budging, bunking, skipping, breaking, ditching, shorting, pushing in, or cutsies[1]) is the act of entering a queue or line at any position other than the end. The act is frowned upon in most human cultures and stands in stark contrast to the normal policy of first come, first served that governs most queue areas.

  1. ^ Leah Ingram (2005). The Everything Etiquette Book: A Modern-Day Guide to Good Manners. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781440523373. Retrieved September 4, 2018.