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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Slang The ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage.
  2. n. Slang Aggressive energy; initiative: "His prose has moxie, though it rushes and stumbles from a pent-up surge” ( Patricia Hampl).
  3. n. Slang Skill; know-how.

Wiktionary

  1. n. backbone, determination and fortitude
  2. n. initiative or skill

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. energy; pep.
  2. n. courage, determination.
  3. n. Know-how, expertise.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. fortitude and determination

Etymologies

  1. From the name of an American patent medicine first manufactured about 1885. (Wiktionary)
  2. From Moxie, trademark for a soft drink. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • fbharjo gentian juice Dec 23, 2008

  • plethora Maybe it's like recreational drugs, as opposed to medicinal ones.

    My daily intake of Coke, for caffeine, is necessary to my continued existence, not always for recreational purposes. Apr 20, 2008

  • frindley Wikipedia describes the product Moxie as a recreational soft drink. Does anyone know how that differs from an ordinary soft drink? Apr 20, 2008

  • arby Eww, seafoam moist sounds so nasty. Nov 27, 2007

  • uselessness Well arby, people used to use the phrase seafoam moist, but that fell out of favor pretty quickly. So yeah, green is all that's left. ;-) Oct 17, 2007

  • chained_bear I think spelling seafoam as two words takes moxie. Oct 17, 2007

  • arby I agree 100% jr, and I know I've seen it spelled that way before - usually in the context of decorating or clothing.

    This lovely bridesmaid's dress in seafoam green will flatter any complexion - yada yada yada

    Another burning question - is there any other word that can follow/modify seafoam aside from green? Or should we just say the expression is always seafoam green and be done with it? Oct 17, 2007

  • jennarenn Wearing a sea foam green polyester suit with a pink ruffled shirt and white patent leather shoes takes moxie.

    On a side note, why isn't sea foam one word? Both Dictionary.com & Word want to split in half. I think that the two halves want to sit together. Oct 17, 2007

  • john Retro? I had a cool, refreshing moxie at lunch today. How can it be retro, if it's always in style? Oct 17, 2007

  • samoritan This is one of those words that I would love to see come back into general usage. It's just so retro! May 17, 2007

  • john Tastes like medicine, yet I love it. Dec 11, 2006

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