Derring-doery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Derring-doery is a noun meaning (nonce-word) Derring-do.
Meaning
(nonce-word) Derring-do.
Example Sentences
1953, Isaac Asimov, Second Foundation, Gnome Press, part II: “Search By the Foundation”, chapter 11: “Stowaway”, He left Terminus in a sullen distemper. No one was at the port to see him off. […] He, Homir Munn, was risking his neck in derring-doery of the most outrageous sort, and yet he left alone.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include derring-do, dare, dare-saying, doughty, double dog dare, nads.
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