What is the "vim" in the old saying "vim and vinegar"?

Question

As in "he's full of vim and vinegar"
I apologize for the repeated question, I got this posted in vegetarian by error and couldn't figure out how to move it from there to food and drink, general.

Answer 1

The expression is "piss and vinegar". You are thinking of "vim and vigor".

According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary:

Etymology: Latin, accusative of vis strength; akin to Greek is strength, Sanskrit vaya meal, strength
: robust energy and enthusiasm

Answer 2

Vim And Vinegar

Answer 3

I'm not sure, but I think that it is referring to vinegar that has some sort of extra kick, like a little alcohol, or some carbonation, in it.

vim [noun]
lively or energetic spirit; enthusiasm; vitality
—Synonyms vigor, pep, energy, dash.


And I thought that the actual expression was that "He's full of pi$$ and vinegar" (from an episode of "The Simpsons"). I never heard of a person having "vim".

Answer 4

The colloquial noun vim, means force, energy, vigor.

It was used as the name for a cleaning product in England.

Vim scouring powder was one of the first products created by William Lever and produced at Port Sunlight near Liverpool.

Answer 5

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What is the "vim" in the old saying "vim and vinegar"?
As in "he's full of vim and vinegar"
I apologize for the repeated question, I got this posted in vegetarian by error and couldn't figure out how to move it from there to food and drink, general.

Answer 6

Vim And Vigour

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Answer 8

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7

vim
n 1: a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off
my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
[syn: energy, vitality]
2: an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing);
"his writing conveys great energy" [syn: energy, vigor,
vigour]

Answer 9

Vim, the cleaning agent, and vinigar, are consumed for producing clean pee in a drug detoxification test for the police. Dates back to the days of laudenum and cocaine in coca cola. Practice continues in use to present day.

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