moxie

Noun
Synonyms: backbonegritgutssandgumption

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. fortitude and determination“he didn't have the guts to try it”Synonyms: backbonegritgutssandgumption
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Moxie \Mox"ie\, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.]

1.energy; pep. [1913 Webster]

2.courage, determination. [1913 Webster]

3.Know-how, expertise. --MW10. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Moxie

<language, music> A language for real-time computer music synthesis, written in XPL.

["Moxie: A Language for Computer Music Performance", D. Collinge, Proc Intl Computer Music Conf, Computer Music Assoc 1984, pp.217-220].

(1994-12-05)

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