Moxie (noun) (informal)
mok-see
Courageous spirit and determination.
An Americanism first recorded in 1925–30; after Moxie, a trademark (name of a soft drink)
Example sentences
“It’s going to take someone with a bit of moxie to turn around the current political trajectory.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…






