Reading Hue 1968 & have a question for Southerners. Ever heard the term "Spizzerinctum"?

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Response by SGT Jim Arnold made Sep 14 at 2017 5:53 PM

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spizzerinctum(Noun)

Chutzpah, guts, nerve, or backbone.

spizzerinctum(Noun)

Determination, ardor, or zeal.

never heard of this term but then again I'm not sure Texas is classified as southern

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Sep 14 at 2017 6:07 PM

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My mom used to use that all the time when we were kids. She is from South Dakota though, so not the southerners you were referring to.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Sep 14 at 2017 6:28 PM

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Never heard the term, and I've lived in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Response by CPO Nate S. made Sep 14 at 2017 10:33 PM

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spizzerinctum

Means "the will to succeed". I have not heard in many many years!

Definition of SPIZZERINCTUM

the will to succeed : vim, energy, ambition… See the full definition

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Sep 15 at 2017 2:01 AM

2017-09-15T02:01:23-04:00

Never heard of it.

Response by Cpl Lawrence Lavictoire made Sep 15 at 2017 3:14 AM

2017-09-15T03:14:59-04:00

Never heard of it. Was always to busy listening to my teeth chatter!

Response by PO3 Jerry Webb made Sep 19 at 2017 11:01 AM

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Sounds more spitzer-inctum; spitzer is a FMJ and have no idea about the 'inctum' other than perhaps another misspelled words stolen from the Germans most likely.