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MOXIE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moxie mean?
• MOXIE (noun)
The noun MOXIE has 1 sense:
1. fortitude and determination
Familiarity information: MOXIE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fortitude and determination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
backbone; grit; gumption; guts; moxie; sand
Context example:
he didn't have the guts to try it
Hypernyms ("moxie" is a kind of...):
fortitude (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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