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A word sounding like “weatherall†to refer to “someone who doesn’t have the courageâ€
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I was talking to someone and used the sentence:
He doesn't have the weatherall to go sky-diving.
What I meant was that he doesn't have the courage, or the “cojonesâ€Â, but I'm not sure what word was trying to come out of my mouth. I feel like I'm going crazy and a similar sounding/meaning word doesn't even exist at this point.
Possibly (but unlikely) it might be a part of a regional dialect (I'm from rural Australia – we just love messing up English), or a bastardization of “weather†(the verb obviously)?
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I was talking to someone and used the sentence:
He doesn't have the weatherall to go sky-diving.
What I meant was that he doesn't have the courage, or the “cojonesâ€Â, but I'm not sure what word was trying to come out of my mouth. I feel like I'm going crazy and a similar sounding/meaning word doesn't even exist at this point.
Possibly (but unlikely) it might be a part of a regional dialect (I'm from rural Australia – we just love messing up English), or a bastardization of “weather†(the verb obviously)?
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I was talking to someone and used the sentence:
He doesn't have the weatherall to go sky-diving.
What I meant was that he doesn't have the courage, or the “cojonesâ€Â, but I'm not sure what word was trying to come out of my mouth. I feel like I'm going crazy and a similar sounding/meaning word doesn't even exist at this point.
Possibly (but unlikely) it might be a part of a regional dialect (I'm from rural Australia – we just love messing up English), or a bastardization of “weather†(the verb obviously)?
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I was talking to someone and used the sentence:
He doesn't have the weatherall to go sky-diving.
What I meant was that he doesn't have the courage, or the “cojonesâ€Â, but I'm not sure what word was trying to come out of my mouth. I feel like I'm going crazy and a similar sounding/meaning word doesn't even exist at this point.
Possibly (but unlikely) it might be a part of a regional dialect (I'm from rural Australia – we just love messing up English), or a bastardization of “weather†(the verb obviously)?
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Wherewithal:
Collins English Dictionary:
necessary funds, resources, or equipment
(for something or to do something)
these people lack the wherewithal for a decent existenceODO:
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
‘they lacked the wherewithal to pay’American Heritage Dictionary:
The necessary means, especially financial means:  
didn’t have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
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Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
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9 hours ago
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Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
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The word you’re thinking of is wherewithal:
Definition: MEANS, RESOURCES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal
It has a pretty transparent etymology: where + withal (which itself is from with + all). It’s not regional.
However, it doesn’t mean what you thought it meant, since in your sentence it would mean that he is too poor to go skydiving.
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
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To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
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Wherewithal:
Collins English Dictionary:
necessary funds, resources, or equipment
(for something or to do something)
these people lack the wherewithal for a decent existenceODO:
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
‘they lacked the wherewithal to pay’American Heritage Dictionary:
The necessary means, especially financial means:  
didn’t have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
answered 9 hours ago
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Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
2
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
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Wherewithal:
Collins English Dictionary:
necessary funds, resources, or equipment
(for something or to do something)
these people lack the wherewithal for a decent existenceODO:
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
‘they lacked the wherewithal to pay’American Heritage Dictionary:
The necessary means, especially financial means:  
didn’t have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
answered 9 hours ago
Scott
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Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
2
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
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up vote
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Wherewithal:
Collins English Dictionary:
necessary funds, resources, or equipment
(for something or to do something)
these people lack the wherewithal for a decent existenceODO:
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
‘they lacked the wherewithal to pay’American Heritage Dictionary:
The necessary means, especially financial means:  
didn’t have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
answered 9 hours ago
Scott
6,05772849
Wherewithal:
Collins English Dictionary:
necessary funds, resources, or equipment
(for something or to do something)
these people lack the wherewithal for a decent existenceODO:
The money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
‘they lacked the wherewithal to pay’American Heritage Dictionary:
The necessary means, especially financial means:  
didn’t have the wherewithal to survive an economic downturn.
answered 9 hours ago
Scott
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answered 9 hours ago
Scott
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answered 9 hours ago
Scott
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answered 9 hours ago
Scott
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6,05772849
Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
2
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
2
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
Oh my God, thanks so much! I was a little off the mark with the definition so I'm glad it was close enough to be recognised or I would've gone mad. :)
– user141562
9 hours ago
2
2
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
Notwithstanding the formal definition, I often hear folks use "wherewithal" when they mean "general mental and emotional capabilities.," e.g., "the wherewithal to keep track of his car keys." That is, the OP may have understood the speaker's intent after all.
– Tim Grant
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
The word you’re thinking of is wherewithal:
Definition: MEANS, RESOURCES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal
It has a pretty transparent etymology: where + withal (which itself is from with + all). It’s not regional.
However, it doesn’t mean what you thought it meant, since in your sentence it would mean that he is too poor to go skydiving.
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
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To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
The word you’re thinking of is wherewithal:
Definition: MEANS, RESOURCES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal
It has a pretty transparent etymology: where + withal (which itself is from with + all). It’s not regional.
However, it doesn’t mean what you thought it meant, since in your sentence it would mean that he is too poor to go skydiving.
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
3
To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
up vote
8
down vote
The word you’re thinking of is wherewithal:
Definition: MEANS, RESOURCES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal
It has a pretty transparent etymology: where + withal (which itself is from with + all). It’s not regional.
However, it doesn’t mean what you thought it meant, since in your sentence it would mean that he is too poor to go skydiving.
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
The word you’re thinking of is wherewithal:
Definition: MEANS, RESOURCES
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wherewithal
It has a pretty transparent etymology: where + withal (which itself is from with + all). It’s not regional.
However, it doesn’t mean what you thought it meant, since in your sentence it would mean that he is too poor to go skydiving.
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
answered 9 hours ago
Laurel
27.4k65197
27.4k65197
3
To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
3
To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
3
3
To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
To my understanding of the word "resource" (1, 4), it isn't strictly financial or material. I'd argue that courage can be considered a resource.
– Agi Hammerthief
2 hours ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
In this context it would be equivalent to saying "He doesn't have it in him."
– SchrodingersStat
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
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