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 

• MOXIE (noun)

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)