moxie

[ mok-see ]
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nounSlang.
  1. courageous spirit and determination; perseverance: The pitcher showed his moxie in Sunday’s win.

Origin of moxie

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1925–30; after Moxie, a trademark (name of a soft drink)

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moxie

/ (ˈmɒksɪ) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian slang courage, nerve, or vigour

Origin of moxie

1
from the trademark Moxie, a soft drink

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