Associations to the word «Moxie»

Wiktionary

MOXIE, noun. Backbone, determination and fortitude
MOXIE, noun. Initiative or skill

Dictionary definition

MOXIE, noun. Fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats