couth

“I still like the venom and passion that was in a lot of the old songs, but there is a level of disrespect and lack of couth that sometimes I don’t dig,” Palumbo says.

It used to be cute, though, to hear him compensate for his lack of polish and couth by using ridiculously florid language when a one-syllable response would do.

“Granted, the man has no couth, but this is not a popularity contest. The man was for America. We were in great shape.”

What could possibly be less couth – less Wimbledon – than seeing off all-comers with attitude, personality and style?

“But obviously with the coronavirus and the social unrest we’re dealing with, that’s where you need a politician, somebody with a little bit more couth.”