moxien.

Brit.

/ˈmɒksi/, U.S.

/ˈmɑksi/

Forms: 1900s– moxey, 1900s– moxie, 1900s– moxy.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Moxie.

Etymology: < Moxie, the proprietary name of an American soft drink (first manufactured in 1884 or 1885, and originally sold as a patent medicine; further etymology uncertain: for a suggestion see Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. s.v.).

slang (chiefly North American).

Courage, audacity, spirit; energy, vigour; enterprise; skill, shrewdness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > nerve > [noun]

bravour1695

animal spirits1696

nerve1809

moxie1930

1890 H. C. De Mille Men & Women in America's Lost Plays (1941) XVII. 290 Young man, you've got nerve enough to start a Moxie factory.]

1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 20 Dec. 32/3 Personally, I always figure Louie a petty-larceny kind of guy, with no more moxie than a canary bird.

1934 M. H. Weseen Dict. Amer. Slang 215 Moxie, ability and skill as a baseball player.

1943 M. Shulman Barefoot Boy xv. 158 We knew you had the old moxie, the old get out and get.

1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 94 If he admits his own limitations, he loses his nerve (blows his moxie).

1970 New Yorker 29 Aug. 19/1 It takes moxie, skill, and self-reliance.

1987 Golf Monthly July 19/1 So watch him; follow him. Those with the moxy may even wager on him.

1994 Denver Post 30 Jan. a10/1 Rifkin acquired a toupee, flashy clothes, and enough business moxie to corner the market on Denver nightlife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moxie
释义	moxien. Brit. /ˈmɒksi/, U.S. /ˈmɑksi/ Forms: 1900s– moxey, 1900s– moxie, 1900s– moxy. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Moxie. Etymology: < Moxie, the proprietary name of an American soft drink (first manufactured in 1884 or 1885, and originally sold as a patent medicine; further etymology uncertain: for a suggestion see Dict. Amer. Regional Eng. s.v.). slang (chiefly North American). Courage, audacity, spirit; energy, vigour; enterprise; skill, shrewdness. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > spirit > nerve > [noun] bravour1695 animal spirits1696 nerve1809 moxie1930 1890 H. C. De Mille Men & Women in America's Lost Plays (1941) XVII. 290 Young man, you've got nerve enough to start a Moxie factory.] 1930 D. Runyon in Collier's 20 Dec. 32/3 Personally, I always figure Louie a petty-larceny kind of guy, with no more moxie than a canary bird. 1934 M. H. Weseen Dict. Amer. Slang 215 Moxie, ability and skill as a baseball player. 1943 M. Shulman Barefoot Boy xv. 158 We knew you had the old moxie, the old get out and get. 1955 Publ. Amer. Dial. Soc. No. 24. 94 If he admits his own limitations, he loses his nerve (blows his moxie). 1970 New Yorker 29 Aug. 19/1 It takes moxie, skill, and self-reliance. 1987 Golf Monthly July 19/1 So watch him; follow him. Those with the moxy may even wager on him. 1994 Denver Post 30 Jan. a10/1 Rifkin acquired a toupee, flashy clothes, and enough business moxie to corner the market on Denver nightlife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1930
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