13 March 2017

derring-do

[der-ing-doo]

noun

1. daring deeds; heroic daring.

Origin of derring-do

Middle English

1325-1375; Middle English durring-do literally, daring to do, erroneously taken as noun phrase. See dare, do(1)

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Examples from the Web for derring-do

Contemporary Examples

The research describes the derring-do of a team of scientists working at University of East Anglia.
The Fake Superbug Cure
Kent Sepkowitz
June 20, 2014

Having yourself immortalized with a paunch indicated you were wealthy/held high office/were involved in derring-do.
The Return of the Power Paunch
Sean Macaulay
April 30, 2013

She fell in love with Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, a soldier with a record of derring-do with appropriate movie star looks.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq
Clive Irving
June 16, 2014

Anagram

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Today’s quote

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

– William James

On this day

13 March 1929 – The Butler Act is passed, making it illegal to teach the theory of evolution in schools in Tennessee. The Act was repealed in 1967.

13 March 1969 – Disney releases the hit movie, The Love Bug, based on a Volkswagen Beetle with a life of its own.

13 March 1979 – a left-wing military coup in Grenada overthrows Prime Minister, Sir Eric Gairy. His leadership was controversial with allegations of illegitimately winning the election, rigging a Miss World contest and calling for the United Nations to establish a committee to investigate UFOs and extraterrestrial life.

13 March 1996 – Sixteen children at the Dunblane Primary School in Scotland are shot dead by former boy scout leader, Thomas Hamilton. The massacre resulted in stricter gun laws in the United Kingdom.