intestinal fortitude
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nounDefinition of INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
Examples of INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
- <the one person who had the intestinal fortitude to stand up and denounce the injustice of it all>
- <you'll need considerable intestinal fortitude to put up with that corporate diva, but the work experience will be worth it>
Origin of INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
euphemism for guts
First Known Use: circa 1937
Related to INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
- Synonyms
- bottle [British slang], bravery, courageousness, daring, daringness, dauntlessness, doughtiness, fearlessness, gallantry, greatheartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, courage, intrepidity, intrepidness, moxie, nerve, pecker [chiefly British], prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
- Antonyms
- cowardice, cowardliness, cravenness, dastardliness, poltroonery, spinelessness
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