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    [Noun]  | "cour*age" | \ ˈkər-ij \


    1: mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor{mat|heart|};

    [Noun]  | "Dutch courage" 


    1: courage artificially stimulated especially by drink; also : drink taken for courage


    Origin: 1807 ;

    [Idiom]  | "courage under fire" 


    1: bravery while being shot at or while being strongly criticized

    [Idiom]  | "pluck up (the) courage" 


    1: to become brave enough (to do something)

    [Idiom]  | "screw up the/one's courage" 


    1: to make oneself brave enough to do something difficult

    [Idiom]  | "(someone's) courage fails him/her" 


    1: someone loses courage or becomes afraid

    [Idiom]  | "the courage of one's convictions" 


    1: the courage to do what one believes is right

    [Noun]  | "courage" 


    1: strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger;


      * e.g., " ... the moral courage to speak out against injustice when no one else will "





    [Noun]  | "Dutch courage" 


     [ "courage" ]

    1: In certain parts of New Orleans, "courage" is synonymous for pep or energy.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't have any courage today; I guess I need a tonic or something. 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: Origin Old French "courage", from Latin "Cor" 'heart'

      * e.g.,  ... Man did you see that?! KC went and bought stuff by herself for once, I mean she is terrified of doing stuff on her own (she used to be anyways, lol). 


     [ "courage" ]

    2:  the ability to do something that frightens one.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that guy he is brave, crazy or just plain courageous, I mean he like jumped infront of that bullet! 


     [ "courage" ]

    3:  strength in the face of pain or grief.

     [ "courage" ]

    1: Knowing there is almost certain failure but doing it anyway.

      * e.g.,  ... He asked the supermodel out on a date. That took courage. 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: The magic that turns dreams into reality.

      * e.g.,  ... Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality! - said by a man with a few screws loose 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: A highly over-rated and impractically idealized quality, often depicted on television. Rarely comes into play, especially when needed the most. Some might think it lies in tight torso and bulging muscles, in tanks and in guns, when in reality it's just a state of mind. Also the name of a cartoon dog.

      * e.g.,  ... "I used to have courage. Then I woke up one night and saw my ex-wife sitting on top of me, holding a knife. At that moment, I don't know, the courage just pooped out of me." 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: Don't leap away from naughty, scary things. Just spit on in.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe pissed in his pants 'cos he had no courage. 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: The ability to have no skills, but do something really stupid anyway. See Moron.

      * e.g.,  ... After kayaking just one season, "I think my biggest accomplishment is having one of the worst breaks the surgeon had seen and getting back on the river within two and half months after shattering my arm off a 25 foot waterfall." See kayaker. I have more than just keyboard courage, I'm up for this year's Darwin Awards. 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: semen, jizz, cum etc. From the Inachuk Indian belief that drinking a dead warriors seminal fluid will gain his courage.

      * e.g.,  ... Taste my courage bitch! 

     [ "courage" ]

    1: An older term for sexual prowess; the ability to perform sexually. Usually used in the negative.

      * e.g.,  ... My husband has lost his courage; he hasn't performed his marital duties for over a year now. 

     [ "Courage" ]

    1: The ability to confront pain, fear, humiliation, or anything else a person would naturally stay away from. Can be divided into Mental and Physical courage.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex1: Shughart and Gordon were truly courageous men. They died to defend a fellow solider who was inured and unable to move. 


     [ "Courage" ]

    2: Mental Courage encompasses threats, attacks, and discomfort of the mind.

      * e.g.,  ... Ex2: Hannah was really brave today, she stood up to the other girls who were making fun of her. 


     [ "Courage" ]

    3: Physical Courage is pain, hardship, torture, and death

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