MOXIE


Meaning of MOXIE in English

n [ U ] ( AmE infml )

courage, energy or an aggressive attitude. The word comes from the name of a former US soft drink (= a drink containing no alcohol) which was advertised with the phrase: ‘What this country needs is plenty of Moxie’:

She had the moxie to ask him to marry her.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.