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?

Doxy is a prostitute or mistress. I thought a gangster's girlfriend was a moll.

I think a mob moll is a woman who hangs around a gang/mob, yes. Sometimes as one of their girlfriends. Sometimes as just a woman that hangs out with and sleeps with one or some of the mob/gang.

diddl, the group ranged from 20s to 60s so not exactly a concentrated sample!

You can't tell tone on the internet, LolitaLempicka...especially without emojis!

I didn't read it as a genuine joke. More nasty. To imply the only reason you know it is because you're so old (as if being old a bad thing anyway!?).

I mean it came across as 'you clearly think you're so clever so lemme take you down a peg by calling you a grandma'.

Agree it's difficult to read tone though.

I'm surprised people dont know the word - sassy/cool/gumption/pluck

Same, LemonShark :)

😂😂 better?

PS I knew the meaning too!

Yeessss! (high-fives CoolCarrie)

I have heard of it and used it. I looked it up;

Force of character, determination, or nerve.
"when you've got moxie, you need the clothes to match”

I knew this, but have only come across it in US fiction of a certain period.

I know what it means. It makes me think of the 1920's so even though it's about sass and gumption, if someone used it I'd think the person was sassy by 1920's standards so probably fairly tame by today's standards

I know it, means rambunctious, energetically cheeky - reminds me of Vanessa from Riverdale.

I’m 22 but don’t wxpect many of my friends would know this work ... it’s quite 1960s

I've heard of it and know what it means, but virtually all of my work is in the US these days. It's American, but I can't say I hear it used that often.

How can it be unreasonable to know what a word means?

You can post in other topics and not have to turn general discussions into AIBU.

I've heard the word, you must know that it's very rarely used

Isn’t it a sanitary towel brand?

Wow, thanks, PattiStanger, I've had my eyes all sorts of opened today

I’ve heard Amelia Earhart use it in Night At The Museum 2 jolly, good gosh, cripes!

It’s a soda! Any genuine Yankee knows that!

I would associate it with a young woman's clothing brand.

Soda brand that is, not a generic name for soda. Very “interesting” taste, possibly one needs to acquire it if not brought up as genuine Yankee.

What does it taste of? I heard it was like Coca Cola?

I think there are tampons and liners called moxie