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grit
noun- spirit, stamina, courage, especially if enduring US, 1825
- — Marguerite Roberts, True Grit, 1969
- Carry On Katie [a racehorse] proved that she has grit as well as abundant talent in the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket yesterday[.] — The Guardian, 3 October 2003
- a member of the Canadian Liberal Party CANADA
- Clear grit was an adjectival phrase that meant stubborn. The Clear Grits merged with the Liberal Party. And Liberals today still bear their nickname, the Grits. — Bill Casselman, Canadian Words, p. 147, 1995
- a narrow-minded if not reactionary person US
- — Washington Evemning Star and Daily News (Teen Weekender), p. 12, 2 December 1972: “For adults: solid slang”
- a stereotypical rural, southern white US
- — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, October 1972
- food US, 1959
- [B]esides she got some good grit waiting for me. — Piri Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, p. 139, 1967
- crack cocaine US
Another rock metaphor, based on the drug’s appearance. - — US Department of Justice, Street Terms, October 1994
- a cigarette US
- — Judi Sanders, Cal Poly Slang, p. 5, 1990
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