[
UK
/mˈɒksi/
]
[ US /ˈmɑksi/ ]
[ US /ˈmɑksi/ ]
NOUN
-
fortitude and determination
he didn't have the guts to try it
How To Use moxie In A Sentence
- So I cringe when a local newsperson shoves a microphone in the face of some young 95-pound twink (Straight Translation: a twink is a skinny homosexual with a lot of moxie). Max Mutchnick: Where Is My Martin Luther Queen?
- Last Thursday he showed his moxie when he made a diving backhanded catch on a one-hopper.
- He's a small kid, but he has plenty of moxie.
- But the congenitally upbeat North Carolina senator showed his moxie when he answered the question with an attack on the rival ticket.
- Moxie had early detected Ned smuggling in a bottle of whisky, and had delivered a chastening lecture.
- Isn't there anyone in Canada with the authority and moxie to stand up and do the right thing?
- I'd like to think it's all skill and moxie and brains.
- He told me I had a lot of moxie coming down here on my own from Canada. 52449_CLARA
- He's a small kid, but he has plenty of moxie.
- For one, the city that doesn't sleep has awoken even more, recovering in the face of tragedy with a determination and moxie that only New Yorkers can muster.