stiff-upper-lipped

English

Adjective

stiff-upper-lipped (comparative more stiff-upper-lipped, superlative most stiff-upper-lipped)

  1. Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic
    • 1981 December 12, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Gay Theatre Verité”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10:
      His stiff-as-a-board tranditionally [sic] masculine good looks and constrained, stiff-upper lipped portrayal of Ed was a wonderful contrast to Fierstein's androgonous [sic], physically mobile Arnold.
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