derring-do

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derring-do

Heroic, brave, or daring deeds or spirit, especially when referring to swordplay or other action-adventure scenarios. The sailor, with great derring-do, leapt from the crow's nest of the ship with his sword in his teeth, pouncing on the pirate captain.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jannicke	YAHN-nik-ke (Swedish)	Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Johnie	JAHN-ee	English
Aminah (1)	-	Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Philippos	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Rumena	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Yehoshafat	-	Biblical Hebrew