Usually means: Bold, adventurous, often reckless action.
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  1. derring-do: Merriam-Webster
  2. derring-do: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. derring-do: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. derring-do, derring-do: Collins English Dictionary
  5. derring-do: Vocabulary.com
  6. derring-do: Wordnik
  7. derring-do: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. derring-do: Wiktionary
  9. derring-do: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. derring-do: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. derring-do: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. derring-do: Dictionary.com
  13. derring-do: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. Derring-Do: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. derring-do: Rhymezone
  16. derring-do: FreeDictionary.org
  17. derring-do: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. Derring-do: The Word Detective
  19. derring-do: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. derring-do: Legal dictionary

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  1. derring-do, derring-do: A Word A Day

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▸ noun:  Valiant deeds in desperate times.
▸ noun:  Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions.

Similar:
derring-doery, darer, doughty, dare-saying, nads, Dutch courage, double dog dare, Dunkirk spirit, deviltry, double-dog-dare, more...

Opposite:
cowardice, timidity, fearfulness
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Similar:
derring-doery, darer, doughty, dare-saying, nads, Dutch courage, double dog dare, Dunkirk spirit, deviltry, double-dog-dare, more...

Opposite:
cowardice, timidity, fearfulness



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