First Known Use: 1815
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stiff upper lip
noun
Definition of STIFF UPPER LIP
: a steady and determined attitude or manner in the face of trouble
— stiff–upper–lip adjective
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Origin of STIFF UPPER LIP
from the phrase keep a stiff upper lip
Rhymes with STIFF UPPER LIP
accountantship, acquaintanceship, apostleship, apprenticeship, artisanship, assistantship, attorneyship, championship, chancellorship, citizenship, commandership, companionship, containership, cross-ownership, dictatorship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, factory ship, Freudian slip, good-fellowship, guardianship, headmastership, instructorship, landownership, laureateship, managership, median strip, musicianship, ombudsmanship, one-upmanship, outdoorsmanship, overlordship, partisanship, potato chip, professorship, protectorship, receivership, rejection slip, relationship, run a tight ship, shoot from the hip, survivorship, treasurership
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