AIBU to know what this word means?

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Today I used the word 'moxie' in a sentence and in turn the room looked at me like . AIBU or is that an unusual word?

If it was a brand, what would you associate it with?

Don’t know what it means.. sorry!

Never heard it before.

You're making it up!

Moxie girls are a sort of doll aren’t they?

Get up and go, gumption, sassiness. 🤷🏼‍♀️

never heard it

I've just googled it, but have never heard of it before.

Penn Jillette called his daughter Moxie Crimefighter Jillette. Means ‘sassy’ I think. Haven’t really heard it outside USA.

Yes, to me it means gumption also, oomph with a bit of cheekiness.

Is it an uncommon word then? I'm in the UK if that gives context.

Sounds like the couple name for a Molly and a Roxie. Like Bragelina or jedward

Reminds me of bugsy malone type films ‘she’s got moxie’. Whenever I hear it I think flapper girls 😂

Moxie's is a restaurant chain round these parts

gumption ain't it?

It's not very unusual if you are well read. It was a soft drink from the 30's.

Never heard it before.

It's a fizzy drink

Yes it means determination & spirit.

I stand corrected then . To the PP who knew what it meant, that is the same context I used it in...it was discussed at a presentation for a potential brand name and asked our group what they thought to it...the woman was worried it sounded like a disease lol

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It was a US soft drink. I don't recall seeing references in UK literature.

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moxie

I've heard of it, but it's quite an American saying.

Well it rhymes with pixie, which then leads to pox. Neither are good associations I guess!

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It's an informal American word.

It doesn’t rhyme with pixie the way I say it! Very definitely rhymes with poxy though.

It means you've 'got' cool.