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stiff-upper-lippy

adj

Etymology

From stiff upper lip + -y.

Definitions

  1. Having, resembling, or characteristic of a stiff upper lip

    Having, resembling, or characteristic of a stiff upper lip; stoic.

    • I’m trying to be stiff-upper-lippy.
    • “Keep calm and carry on,” a British government propaganda poster created in 1939, is now decorating offices. […] “It looks quiet and nice and sort of stiff-upper-lippy,” Mr. [David] Lubars said.
    • Character development? These people are, for the most part, unchanged — they’re The Walking Living. Sheriff Rick [Grimes] is still stiff-upper-lippy unless a member of his family is in danger (more about that later).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA