moxie

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mox=ie

CIDE DICTIONARY

moxie, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.].

•  energy; pep.  [1913 Webster]
•  courage, determination.  [1913 Webster]
•  Know-how, expertise.  MW10.  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

moxie

amperage, animation, armipotence, authority, backbone, beef, birr, black power, bottom, breeziness, briskness, brute force, bubbliness, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, courage, dauntlessness, dint, drive, duress, ebullience, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, effervescence, energy, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, gameness, go, grit, guts, hardihood, heart, influence, intestinal fortitude, life, liveliness, main force, main strength, mana, mettle, mettlesomeness, might, might and main, mightiness, muscle power, nerve, pep, peppiness, piss and vinegar, pith, pizzazz, pluck, pluckiness, poop, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, productiveness, productivity, puissance, pull, punch, push, resolution, sand, sinew, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, stamina, steam, strength, strong arm, superiority, superpower, toughness, true grit, tuck, validity, vehemence, verve, vigor, vim, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity, wattage, weight