Sitzfleisch refers to the ability to tolerate something boring or to persevere in a task.
Sitzfleisch se refiere a la capacidad de tolerar algo aburrido o perseverar en una tarea.
| Front | sitzfleisch \SITZ-flaish, ZITS-\ |
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| Back | noun 1. The ability to sit through or tolerate something boring. 2. The ability to endure or persist in a task. [From German Sitzfleisch, from sitzen (to sit) + Fleisch (flesh). Earliest documented use: Before 1930. Sitzfleisch is a fancy term for what's commonly known as chair glue: the ability to sit still and get through the task at hand. It's often the difference between, for example, an aspiring writer and a writer. Sometimes the word is used in the sense of the ability to sit out a problem -- ignore it long enough in the hope it will go away.] "Some prominent seats go to those with prominence. Others go to those with Sitzfleisch, like Representative Eliot L. Engel. Every year since 1989, the Bronx Democrat has won a prime spot at the State of the Union Address simply by showing up early and sitting in it." |
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