different between monie vs moxie

English

Noun

monie

1. Archaic spelling of money.

Anagrams

• Noemi, Omine

Middle English

Noun

monie

1. Alternative form of money

Yola

Alternative forms

• monnie

Etymology

From Middle English money.

Noun

monie

1. money

References

• Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN

English

Alternative forms

• moxy

Etymology

First recorded use in 1930. From the name of an American soft drink made since 1885 to which advertisement ascribed many beneficial properties directly but also indirectly by using the same name as a patent medicine first manufactured in 1878. The word appears in very many place names in Maine, especially of falls and ponds, and is perhaps ultimately from Abenaki [Term?] (“dark water”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: m?k's?, IPA^(key): /?m?ksi/
• Rhymes: -?ksi

Noun

moxie (uncountable) (US, informal)

1. Nerve, spunk, strength of character.

   Synonyms: spirit, backbone, determination, fortitude

2. Verve.

   Synonyms: vigor, pep, energy, initiative
3. Wit, smarts, skill.

   Synonym: know-how

Usage notes

The origin of this word as the name of a popular product marketed as a cure-all may help to understand the logic behind the plurality of its similar meanings:

The meanings can be grouped into "cures" for the problems of feeling too weak in spirit, body, or mind; in other words, of being overwhelmed/helpless, exhausted/listless, or confused/perplexed.

Translations

References

Anagrams

• oxime