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What is derring-do?

What is derring-do? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Valiant deeds in desperate times.
  2. brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions
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The breathtaking display of skill and derring-do by the cadets of the National Cadet Corps on Sunday left one dumbfounded.
None of it fitted his preconceived notions of an Indian fight, with bullets flying thick and fast and deeds of derring-do.
After decades of being considered bad form, tales of imperial derring-do are making something of a comeback.
The story is fast-moving and filled with heroic derring-do, impressive action sequences, and deeply-felt tragedy.
Now, I'm sure some of you with a more sceptical nature might find my tales of invisible derring-do a little hard to believe.
She fell in love with Colonel Charles Doughty-Wylie, a soldier with a record of derring-do with appropriate movie star looks.

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