Definitions
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- noun The ability to
endure or carry on with an activity.
Etymologies
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Examples
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My one and only complaint is the lack of intermission between Vorspiel and "opera" proper, especially since the wooden seats of the Bayreuth-like Prinzregenten Theater begin to test the physical limits of the audience for such a long period, reminding one why German, apparently alone among languages, has that particular word Sitzfleisch, or sitting endurance.
Opera Today 2009
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It had not been an easy passing, but it exemplified the perseverance, or, as the Germans say, Sitzfleisch stick-to-it-iveness with which she lived.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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If, like me, you spend a lot of time sitting around on your arse, maybe you could use a little extra “Sitzfleisch” … flesh for sitting.
Silicone Flesh Cushion MJ 2006
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The daily blogging ritual does indeed encourage the development of Sitzfleisch.
Archive 2005-08-01 2005
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The people, therefore, appreciating that these near-sighted authors were incapable of any genial vision of comradeship, called them Sitzfleisch haben, because of the very long sittings which their works represented.
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That was what this cousin was for him, a mere Sitzfleisch haben.
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Sitzfleisch: a term used in chess to indicate winning by use of the glutei muscles -- the habit of remaining stolid in one's seat hour by hour, making moves that are sound but uninspired, until one's opponent blunders through boredom.
Daring Fireball 2008
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Build Your Sitzfleisch via Timed Writing Exercises
Hillary Rettig: How to Get Past the NaNoWriMo Danger Point and Finish Your Novel Hillary Rettig 2010
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I was impressed by Quincy Jones using MJ as an example of a hard-working artist in his concept of “ass power” writers called it Sitzfleisch, I guess given in Nelson George’s “City Kid”:
Michael Jackson Dead : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits 2009
vendingmachine commented on the word Sitzfleisch
Sitzfleisch: a term used in chess to indicate winning by use of the glutei muscles -- the habit of remaining stolid in one's seat hour by hour, making moves that are sound but uninspired, until one's opponent blunders through boredom. Also known as "ass power".
June 29, 2015