dare
noun/deə(r)/
/der/
[usually singular]- something dangerous, difficult or embarrassing that you challenge somebody to do, to see if they will do it
- for a dare (British English) He climbed onto the roof for a dare.
- on a dare (North American English) She learned to fly on a dare.
Word OriginOld English durran, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gadaursan, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek tharsein and Sanskrit dhṛṣ- ‘be bold’.
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