MOCKS-ee, n.
Having moxie means having enough cleverness, skill, creativity, fortitude and cajones to solve (or, at least, to get out of) a difficult and personally threatening situation.
Originally a Yiddish word, popularized by Moxie
soda and the Kingdom of Loathing. The caffienated soda tried to
add 'vigor and energy' to the idea of moxie; and
KoL invented the adjective (moxious), and made 'moxie' also imply stylishness, accordion skills, and the ability to mix really
good drinks.
(Having moxie doesn'
t always imply that you'
re the tricksy chutzpah who caused this situation in the first place, but the terms aren'
t mutually exclusive either.)