gumption

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  1. noun Informal Boldness of enterprise; initiative or aggressiveness.
  2. noun Informal Guts; spunk.
  3. noun Informal Common sense.

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  • Expecting the lead wheels to cope with Saab's turbocharged brand of gumption is a program for corrupted helm feel and understeer, and the 9-5 reads the recipe chapter and verse. —  Autoblog
  • Do undo the brainwashing requires much gumption, and requires an ear more finely attuned to listening to one's heart over MSNBC reports. —  KABOBfest
  • I like his gumption, but I've tasted Brixie's Biledriver (Malort and OJ), the Malortarita (with triple sec and lime juice), and the Scandalous Scandinavian (with soda and a superfluous dash of Angostura bitters).
  • So many Presidents have secretly passed the buck along on so many issues … … I respect and admire that you have the gumption, the smarts, and the audacity of hope to march onward for a better America … … God be w / you and your family … .. —  WordPress.com News
  • It will take individual fortitude, gumption, and a little more discipline to get out of this mess. —  doggdot.us
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Scots.

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  1. Also gumshion, dial gawmtion; orig. dial., irreg. from gaum, gawm, understand (see gaum), + -tion.
 

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/ˈgəmpʃən/
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