moxie

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (US, informal, uncountable) Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
2. (US, informal, uncountable) Verve.
3. (US, informal, uncountable) Wit, smarts, skill.

Sinonieme

guts

gumption

sand

backbone

courage

grit

eagerness

energy

enthusiasm

expertise

fervor

fervour

heart

❤️

impatience

know-how

nerve

pep

peppiness

pertness

push

relish

spunk

vigor

warmth

alacrity

zeal

ardor

ardour

cheerfulness

determination

drive

Vertalings

tripes

collons

pebrots

cran

culot

entrailles

épine dorsale

estomac

nerf

sable

spina dorsale

vastberadenheid

doortastenheid

coragem

entranhas

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmɒksi/

Etimologie (Engels)

First recorded use in 1930. From the name of an American soft drink Moxie made since 1885 to which advertisement ascribed many beneficial properties directly but also indirectly by using the same name as a patent medicine first manufactured in 1878. The word appears in very many place names in Maine, especially of falls and ponds, as well as the local name of a plant, the moxie-plum, and is perhaps ultimately from an Abenaki word meaning 'dark water' or an Algonquian root maski- meaning 'herbal infusion'.