mox·ie [mok-see] noun -slang
1. Vigor, verve, pep; courage and aggressiveness, nerve; skill, know-how;backbone, grit, gumption, guts, sand. “Now there’s a gal with real moxie!” 2. A language for real-time computer music synthesis, written in XPL. 3. One of the first American carbonated soft drinks, trademarked in 1924.
Origin:
1908, popularized by ‘Moxie’, an American bitter non-alcoholic beverage; used as far back as 1876 as the name of a patent medicine advertised to “build up your nerve”; perhaps ultimately from a New England Indian word.
I’m just in love with this word today! Having found myself using it repeatedly, I thought it might be time to share it with the world. I’d like to think of myself as having ‘moxie’, wouldn’t you? Not a bad thing to become known for…
‘Moxie’ on the web:
Moxie - A magazine for the woman who dares! “Designed for gutsy women who are living boldly, pursuing adventures, taking risks , and putting together lives that work. … Moxie inspires women to live boldly.”
The Moxie Chicks – Swinging three-part harmony vocals liven up a wide variety of original, traditional, classic, and contemporary songs. In addition to their own compositions, the Moxie Chicks perform songs by the likes of Hank Williams, the Beatles, Paul Simon, Carole King, and Crosby Stills Nash & Young.
Movie Moxie is a blog for spoiler-free film reviews, Toronto’s weekly film releases and festival coverage; proudly spreading the word on Canadian, foreign, independent film and enthusiastically enjoying everything from blockbusters to genre film and beyond.
