Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stiff-upper-lippy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: stiff-up-per-lip-py
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, resembling, or characteristic of a stiff upper lip; stoic.

Informal

Example Sentences

"I’m trying to be stiff-upper-lippy."
"“Keep calm and carry on,” a British government propaganda poster created in 1939, is now decorating offices. […] “It looks quiet and nice and sort of stiff-upper-lippy,” Mr. [David] Lubars said."
"Character development? These people are, for the most part, unchanged — they’re The Walking Living. Sheriff Rick [Grimes] is still stiff-upper-lippy unless a member of his family is in danger (more about that later)."

Etymology

From stiff upper lip + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stiff upper lip

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more stiff-upper-lippy (comparative) most stiff-upper-lippy (superlative) stiff upper lippy (alternative)

Questions

What does stiff-upper-lippy mean?: Having, resembling, or characteristic of a stiff upper lip; stoic.
Where does stiff-upper-lippy come from?: From stiff upper lip + -y.

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