First Known Use: circa 1937
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intestinal fortitude
noun
Definition of INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
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Origin of INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
euphemism for guts
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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