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moxie

[ mok-see ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. courageous spirit and determination; perseverance:

    The pitcher showed his moxie in Sunday’s win.



moxie

/ ˈmɒksɪ /

noun

  1. slang.
    courage, nerve, or vigour


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moxie1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of moxie1

from the trademark Moxie, a soft drink

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Example Sentences

And the CDC team that arrived to ensure they were properly trained and equipped found them in no need of moxie and dedication.

He has a big personality made for TV, plenty of moxie, ego and mental sharpness.

I do not mean to be disrespectful, but Lewis was as disrespectful as could be when he was young and full of moxie.

The recipe is inexact; a crazy mix of luck, audacity, and moxie.

He would have taken a bit of a beating, but shown not only remorse, but some actual moxie.

They are about seven feet tall, not too heavy, but they got plenty moxie.

The woods about Moxie Lake were literally carpeted with Linna.

Our birch bark was not finished and christened till we reached Moxie.

Trout weighing four and five pounds have been taken at Moxie, but none of that size came to our hand.

I had never before seen or heard this bird, and its loud cackle in the woods about Moxie was a new sound to me.

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