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DERRING-DO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does derring-do mean? 

DERRING-DO (noun)
  The noun DERRING-DO has 1 sense:

1. brave and heroic featsplay

  Familiarity information: DERRING-DO used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DERRING-DO (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Brave and heroic feats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("derring-do" is a kind of...):

effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)


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