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bouncebackability

/ ˌbaʊnsˌbækəˈbɪlɪtɪ /

noun

  1. informal,  the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Back in the county where it all began, the new mayor has once again proved her bouncebackability.

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This evening’s visit to Villa Park will test Mourinho’s bouncebackability, but perhaps it’s the Spurs players that should be more worried about the long-term consequences of that dismal result.

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There is one small upside to that defeat: it gives them a chance to show a bit of the old bouncebackability.

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“I remember SA cricketer/coach, Ray Jennings, using ‘bouncebackability’ at a few cricket coaching clinics in the early 2000s,” writes Ettiene Terblanche.

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It was a former Southampton player, Iain Dowie, who added “bouncebackability” to football’s vocabulary.

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