A report in the FT today made me stop short. Quote:
John Canally, an economist for LPL Financial, says at least one bit of good news from the Jolts survey: the proportion of people leaving jobs who chose to quit is now back up to 50 per cent. That level is getting close to the pre-recession norm, and if people have the moxy to quit a job of their own accord, says Mr Canally, it indicates some confidence in finding a new one.
from High US joblessness puzzles economists
Why? I didn't know what the word "moxy" meant, though I could guess from the context. Just to be sure, I looked up the one online resource I use more than any other: TFD. Whoops, word not found. How about Dictionary.com? No luck there either.
Ok, if all else fails, there's Google. Which led me to two definitions. The first one being the name of an album by some heavy-metal band. I don't think Mr Canally was referring to this. The other was the only place I could find a definition that fit the sentence: Urban Dictionary. Do not click if you're the type who's easily offended. I mean, really. Do not click!
I thought it was hilarious that the FT, a fairly stuffy business newspaper, used a word that isn't found in the dictionary and seems to be used, even in its most benign form, only in informal settings. Interesting!
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