stiff-upper-lipped

English

Etymology

From stiff upper lip +‎ -ed.

Adjective

stiff-upper-lipped (comparative more stiff-upper-lipped, superlative most stiff-upper-lipped)

1. (idiomatic) Possessing a stiff upper lip; stoic.
   • 1981 December 12, Andrea F. Loewenstein, “Gay Theatre Verité”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 21, page 10:

     His stiff-as-a-board tranditionally ^[sic] masculine good looks and constrained, stiff-upper lipped portrayal of Ed was a wonderful contrast to Fierstein's androgonous ^[sic], physically mobile Arnold.