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gumption
gump·tion
noun \ˈgəm(p)-shən\
Definition of GUMPTION
1
chiefly dialect: common sense, horse sense
2
: enterprise, initiative <lacked the gumption to try>
Examples of GUMPTION
It took a lot of gumption to speak up for yourself like that.
<that girl has no more gumption than a grasshopper and is likely to marry the first man who comes along>
Origin of GUMPTION
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1719
Related to GUMPTION
Synonyms: discreetness, discretion, common sense [chiefly dialect], horse sense, levelheadedness, nous [chiefly British], policy, prudence, sense, sensibleness, wisdom, wit
Antonyms: imprudence, indiscretion
gump·tion
noun \ˈgəm(p)-shən\
Definition of GUMPTION
1
chiefly dialect: common sense, horse sense
2
: enterprise, initiative <lacked the gumption to try>
Examples of GUMPTION
It took a lot of gumption to speak up for yourself like that.
<that girl has no more gumption than a grasshopper and is likely to marry the first man who comes along>
Origin of GUMPTION
origin unknown
First Known Use: 1719
Related to GUMPTION
Synonyms: discreetness, discretion, common sense [chiefly dialect], horse sense, levelheadedness, nous [chiefly British], policy, prudence, sense, sensibleness, wisdom, wit
Antonyms: imprudence, indiscretion
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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