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moxie
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Word definitions for moxie in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" [syn: backbone , grit , guts , sand , gumption ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Moxie is the recording and composing name of Evan Kitchener . He is a solo composer and one of the founding members of the band Earnest Irony . He works as a composer and sound designer for film and TV shows in Australia. His musical style is often as "Sample ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Moxie \Mox"ie\, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.] energy; pep. courage, determination. Know-how, expertise. --MW10.
Usage examples of moxie.
Moxie worked on the same principle as the capacitor tiles on these ships.
The streak will not be broken until August the third of this year when Moxie will once more go hitless after hitting in one hundred and one.
Goodgulf, Moxie, and Pepsi mounted their complaining bleaters and spurred on in the evening shadows toward the fabled capital of Twodor.
Frito was shown to a seat about halfway down the table between an unusually deformed dwarf and an elf who smelled like a birdnest, and Moxie and Pepsi were sent to a small table in a corner with the Easter Bunny and a couple of tooth fairies.
Will put down his tote bag and held out his hand, and the cat came up to rub her head against his knuckles, just as Moxie did.