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Apr. 13, 2015

derring-do \DER-ing-DOO\ noun 1. daring deeds; heroic daring. Quotes He must perform deeds of derring-do to win my love. -- A. A. Milne, "The Romantic Age," Second Plays, 1920 Origin Derring-doo entered English in the early 1300s. In Middle English it was spelled durring-do which literally meant "daring to do." This was erroneously taken as noun phrase and has stuck with us ever since.

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