Moxie! So under used in this day and age, but I do agree. "Ya got moxie, kid!" (in 1940's staccato)
Did you ever watch the old Mary Tyler Moore show?
There was a scene in which the crusty ol’ Lou Grant says with a smile to Mary “Y’know what, kid...you got SPUNK!”
Mary smiles, then Lou draws in a deep breath and yells “I HATE SPUNK!”
Absolutely hilarious. They don’t write shows like that any more.
Ed