vim and vigour

noun

British
: energy and enthusiasm
Though she's no longer young, she's still full of vim and vigour.

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Itauma had become a shell of the heavyweight who’d answered the opening bell with such vim and vigour. Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Vim and vigour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vim%20and%20vigour. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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