stout
When describing a person's weight, "stout" is often used as a more polite or gentle way to say someone is fat. In the context of beer, "stout" refers specifically to dark ales. It is usually used as an uncountable noun unless referring to different brands or types of stout.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, Victoria is in a budget meeting while Mr. Sterling is at his private gallery.
Mr. Sterling
The quarterly report needs a more stout spirit. It lacks soul.
Victoria
It's a spreadsheet, not a poem. I'll touch base with you tomorrow.
💡
Mr. Sterling uses 'stout' in the sense of being resolute or strong/determined to describe the 'spirit' of a financial document, reflecting his eccentric and metaphorical nature. Victoria responds with the phrasal verb 'touch base', meaning to briefly make contact or update someone, while dismissing his abstract critique.
Meanings
adjective
determined, brave, or resolute.
"The soldiers put up a stout defense against the invaders."