moxie
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si noun Slang.
1.
vigor; verve; pep.
2.
courage and aggressiveness; nerve.
3.
skill; know-how.
Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; after Moxie, a trademark (name of a soft drink)
1925–30, Americanism; after Moxie, a trademark (name of a soft drink)
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| —n | |
| slang (US), (Canadian) courage, nerve, or vigour | |
| [from the trademark Moxie, a soft drink] | |
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Moxie
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Word Origin & History
moxie
1908, popularized by Moxie, trademark name registered 1924 for a bitter non-alcoholic beverage; the word was used as far back as 1876 as the name of a patent medicine advertised to "build up your nerve," and it is perhaps ultimately from a New England Indian word.
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moxie definition[ˈmɑksi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Likewise, no candidate has mustered the moxie to propose solutions to our nation's growing gridlock.
Such moxie is the preserve of the exceptionally talented.
To say that he was filled with moxie from an early age would be an understatement.
The son of a shop teacher, he had the woodcrafting moxie to build his own track.
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