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‖ Sitzfleisch|ˈzɪtsflaɪʃ|
Also sitzfleisch.
[Ger., f. sitz-en to sit + fleisch flesh.]
The ability to endure or persist in some activity.
a1930D. H. Lawrence Lovely Lady (1932) 165 They simply hadn't enough Sitzfleisch to squat under a bho⁓tree. 1971Atlantic Monthly May 106 It takes not only special training but a liberal endowment of Sitzfleisch to hear one of his [sc. Messiaen's] pieces out from one end to the other. 1975Harpers & Queen May 127/3 Lenny hadn't got the patience, the concentration, the sitzfleisch. 1977Time 26 Dec. 31/1 Some of the games now filtering into the general consciousness are distance runs indeed, taking anything from several hours to several months to play, and requiring formidable Sitzfleisch (German for sitting flesh). |