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  • noun Reckless mischief; the acts of a daredevil.

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Examples

  • They're traceurs, urban athletes who practice an emerging sport called parkour, which combines the grace and athleticism of gymnastics with the daredeviltry of movie stunts and the mental discipline of the martial arts.

    Bound for Glory: Parkour Goes From Urban Oddity to Fitness Fad 2009

  • He has managed to reconcile his daredeviltry with his entrepreneurial undertaking.

    The Man of E-steel: Dot-Com Carnegie Forges a Virtual Empire 2000

  • She had no fear of the great outdoors, for she had lived close to the mountains from childhood and much of her old physical resiliency and youthful daredeviltry remained.

    O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Various

  • I could see the face of him, that old daredeviltry vanish away and on his countenance a childlike look of repentance.

    Blue Ridge Country Jean Thomas 1945

  • A certain daredeviltry went hand in hand with his work -- a calling in which a careless load dispatcher, a cut wire, or a faulty strap may mean instant death.

    One Basket Edna Ferber 1926

  • No one could have foreseen such daredeviltry as this.

    Alcatraz Max Brand 1918

  • One day, it was Mr. Dunceby and Mr. Ditton who, coming from a fishing-trip -- Mr. Ditton's flask quite empty -- saw a ride which they averred was the wildest piece of daredeviltry ever known, or would have been but for the black tragedy at its end.

    The Mad Lady 1916

  • He possessed a cold eye and a firm chin; he was a complex mixture of daredeviltry and meekness.

    Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

  • Luck had always been the leader, had always been ready for any daredeviltry that came to his mind.

    Crooked Trails and Straight William MacLeod Raine 1912

  • He rode in front of them and sang like an angel -- did it out of daredeviltry to mock the people of the town that hadn't nerve enough to shoot him.

    Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West William MacLeod Raine 1912

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