get-up-and-go

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

get-up-and-go, n. 

 a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a go-getting attitude.  [PJC]

THESAURUS

get-up-and-go

adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, ambitiousness, bang, dash, drive, dynamism, enterprise, enterprisingness, fire, force, forcefulness, get-up-and-get, getup, ginger, go, go-ahead, go-getting, go-to-itiveness, gumption, hustle, initiative, kick, pep, pepper, piss and vinegar, pizzazz, poop, punch, push, pushfulness, pushiness, pushingness, snap, spirit, spunk, starch, thrust, up-and-comingness, venturesomeness, venturousness, verve, vim, zing, zip