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What word am I thinking of — and more importantly, does it even exist?
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Possibly the strangest question I've asked, but, 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 'cojones', 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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Possibly the strangest question I've asked, but, 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 'cojones', 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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Possibly the strangest question I've asked, but, 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 'cojones', 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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Possibly the strangest question I've asked, but, 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 'cojones', 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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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.
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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 2 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. :)
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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 2 hours ago
Scott
5,88772648
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
2 hours 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 2 hours ago
Scott
5,88772648
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 2 hours ago
Scott
5,88772648
answered 2 hours ago
Scott
5,88772648
answered 2 hours ago
Scott
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answered 2 hours ago
Scott
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5,88772648
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
2 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
2 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
2 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. :)
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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 2 hours ago
Laurel
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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 2 hours ago
Laurel
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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 2 hours ago
Laurel
27.3k65197
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 2 hours ago
Laurel
27.3k65197
answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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answered 2 hours ago
Laurel
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