I thought it was Yiddish too, but Wikipedia says the slang word derives from the soda pop.
What I particularly love about this seen is that the word "moxie" is being applied to ... Er Thom.
Don't get me wrong, I love Er Thom, I adore Er Thom, I would happily marry my daughter to Er Thom (er, if he weren't far too old for her, madly in love with someone else, and a fictional character, I mean), but I am trying to think of a major character in the series who has *less* moxie than Er Thom...
(yes, I know it does mean "courage" or "daring", which is very Korval, but I've always heard it used with connotations of brassiness, brashness, and even a bit of chutzpah...)
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Date: 2010-03-13 03:59 am (UTC)What I particularly love about this seen is that the word "moxie" is being applied to ... Er Thom.
Don't get me wrong, I love Er Thom, I adore Er Thom, I would happily marry my daughter to Er Thom (er, if he weren't far too old for her, madly in love with someone else, and a fictional character, I mean), but I am trying to think of a major character in the series who has *less* moxie than Er Thom...
(yes, I know it does mean "courage" or "daring", which is very Korval, but I've always heard it used with connotations of brassiness, brashness, and even a bit of chutzpah...)