moxie

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 3, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>moxie</strong> &#149; \MAHK-see\&nbsp; &#149; <em>noun</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/energy">energy</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pep">pep</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courage">courage</a>, <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/determination">determination</a></p> <p><strong>3 :</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/know-how">know-how</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"On offense, the Giants need more speed, more talent, more explosive plays, more creativity, more power, more <em>moxie</em>. More everything." — <a href="https://nypost.com/2021/02/20/how-giants-can-solve-glaring-needs-in-nfl-draft-nfl-free-agency/">Paul Schwartz, <em>The New York Post</em>, 21 Feb. 2021</a></p> <p>"Ideally the Legislature, on a bipartisan basis, would summon the political <em>moxie</em> to allow robust competition between the research universities and the community colleges for baccalaureate degrees. If that's not possible, anything that allows a four-year degree to be independently offered by a community college is worth doing." — <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/robertrobb/2021/02/19/arizona-community-colleges-should-offer-four-year-degrees/6798772002/">Robert Robb, <em>The Arizona Republic</em>, 19 Feb. 2021</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>"Hot roasted peanuts! Fresh popcorn! Ice-cold Moxie!" You might have heard such a snack vendor's cry at a baseball game—if you attended it in the early 1900s. In its heyday, some claim that the soft drink named <em>Moxie</em> outsold Coca-Cola. The beverage was a favorite of American writer E. B. White, who wrote, "Moxie contains