stiff upper lippy

comparative more stiff upper lippy · superlative most stiff upper lippy

1. alternativeAlternative form of stiff-upper-lippy.

   John Lydon, joyful? Make no mistake, as PiL return, the ex-Sex Pistol can see the bright side

   2012 May 6, Mark Edwards, “Stiff upper lippy”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2026

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   I’m no tweed-brained Jolly Ho type that gets all stiff upper lippy at the sight of some copper-wired disaster posing as a sports car.

   1993, Autocar & Motor, Teddington, London: Haymarket, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 38

   They grieve separately, Dad watching football and being stiff upper lippy, Mom silently broken in the bedroom […]

   2011, Garry Mulholland, “The Virgin Suicides”, in Stranded at the Drive-In: The 100 Best Teen Movies, London: Orion Books, →ISBN, page 380

   If you really want to encounter the English in their most un-‘stiff upper lippy’ mode, go to a panto!

   2012 April, Holger Ehling, “Soho, London”, in Finding England: An Ausländer’s Guide to Perfidious Albion, London: Armchair Traveller, →ISBN, page 190

   It was also quite old fashioned in the stiff upper lippy type sense, you didn’t talk about your feelings much and as long as you did what you were supposed to do, everything was fine but if you stepped out of line there was my mother’s wrath on you.

   2023 April, Remy Hayes, quoting Rachel [pseudonym], “Theme One: Family Relationships: Contrasting Perspectives”, in Resilience and Happiness Among Adults Who Attended Boarding School: A Qualitative Study, Essex: University of Essex, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024, chapter 3 (Results), page 71