keep a stiff upper lip

To be courageous or stoic in the face of adversity.

Even though he was only three years old, Jonathan keep a stiff upper lip the whole time he was in the hospital recovering from his surgery.

by sanjchy905 September 9, 2013

Stiff upper lip.

Meaning you must keep your composure in all situations.
Be tough.

Hailey : I miss you daddy -cries-
Dad : "Stiff upper lip." baby, we'll get through this.

by Nannerpus February 15, 2009

stiff upper lip

An English term meaning to keep all your feelings bottled in

"You should be more open to people"

"I can't, I keep a stiff upper lip"

by strengthchip January 21, 2009

stiff upper lip

Somewhat antiquated English saying, meaning that one must finish a task despite all odds.

C'mon, lads. Keep a stiff upper lip!

by Daniel February 3, 2005

stiff upper lip

Somewhat archaic English phrase meaning unwavering determination.

Can also be used in a negative sense to describe general obstinacy or stubbornness.

Jimmy just won't give up until he is victorious. He's got a stiff upper lip.

Dude, leave her alone. She obviously isn't interested. That stiff upper lip is gonna get you in trouble.

by Rusty de la Serna March 22, 2009

you're smelling your upper lip

Smelling your upper lip is an insult for when someone is saying someone else smells, so they tell them that it's them, because there nose is close to there upper lip

"Y'all smell dat? Smells poor.."
"You're smelling your upper lip."

by Candy x Cindy April 15, 2020

Smelling upper lip

Mostly girls do it. They try to smell their own dry stinky saliva from the lips. This smell not exactly works as a pheromones bit its a big turn on for them. It is done pouting lips together and touching upper lip to the tip of a nose so that smell directly enters into nostrils. Most of girls frequently suck their lips inside their mouth just to make a coating of stinky saliva on the lips so that it will produce nice smelling effect once it gets dry. The other reason is just to block the nostrils and smell inside sidewalls of the nose. It also turns them on.

'smelling upper lip' is a big turn on for me

by bodyscience August 6, 2014