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Definition of minx in English: minxnoun mɪŋksmɪŋks derogatory, humorous An impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman. Example sentencesExamples - The minx laughed her usual self-indulgent laugh.
- Aurora, given the chance to be true to herself, rather than to her trio of husbands, turns out to be a world-class minx.
- We could call her a minx or whatnot, but it still wouldn't adequately describe her.
- Then suddenly I realized I was laughing with the minx.
- All the staff are great, including the gorgeous minx on the door.
- The little minx had somehow slipped in right underneath my nose, undetected, and no one had bothered to tell me?
- She sang to the bartender, who smiled widely, not daring to tell the minx to get off his counter.
- There's a phrase for that, you saucy minx - it's called ‘home wrecker’.
- She's not at all a passive love object, she's actually, I think, a bit of a minx.
- And at the checkout I had to sift through the basket of items I had chosen and those which had been sneaked in by my minx of a little helper.
- The little minx knew exactly what she was doing and she actually enjoyed it.
- The minx agrees, only to put a clause in her wedding contract that allows her to brew coffee whenever she pleases.
- And yes, Drew, that was my favourite T-shirt you were wearing and yes I do want it back, you minx!
- All they do is lead you on, using you as the conduit to your minx of a best friend.
- That is when you turn to the nearest mirror and say, ‘Oh you saucy little writing minx you!’
- Behind the spectacles and the twin set of the demure secretary runs the hot blood of a rampaging minx.
- How can the boring day-to-day life of toiling in the fields to return to a modest wife and toddler in rough-hewn country garments and a meal of soup and home-baked bread compare to a smoking, bob-haired minx in fancy lingerie.
- The sneaky minx stood very, very close next to Michael to look at the names.
- I know for a fact that there are some fashionable little minxes who read this blog on the odd occasion.
- The little minx only writes him once every fortnight, wasting postage and the money on the paper, but of course he is supporting her.
Synonyms tease, seductress, coquette, trollop, slut, Lolita, loose woman, hussy informal tramp, floozie, tart, puss British informal scrubber, madam North American informal princess, vamp, hoochie vulgar slang cock-teaser, prick-teaser archaic baggage, hoyden, fizgig, jade, quean, wanton, strumpet
Derivatives adjective derogatory, humorous She was funny and sharp and confident and clear when she was with her girlfriends, and then became indecisive and minxish and coy around men. Example sentencesExamples - Relationship dynamics are intense and extreme through the 25th until your planetary ruler, mighty Madame Venus, enters the more minxish terrain of Gemini.
- When a seductive femme fatale and a minxish, trick-turning cocktail waitress simultaneously barge into Cosmo's misery, he finds his world-and the world-turned inside out.
- Me, I cling to my childish things for they make me who I am, minxish and fun, unconditionally accepting of others, trusting in the nature of the universe to keep me safe and happy.
- The minxish Miss Nash has grown up into quite the swan.
adjective ˈmɪŋksiˈmɪŋksi derogatory, humorous Impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious (used of a girl or young woman) Kate and her younger, minxier sister Example sentencesExamples - Applicants must be minxy and willing to participate in booty shaking for up to several hours.
- Charlie himself has secrets and ambitions and when he applies for the job of Deputy Manager he finds stiff competition in the shape of the minxy Anna.
- Still Standing is a magnificent blend of Prince's Kiss and Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer, littered with minxy little oohs from Kylie, rather as if she was watching some particularly foxy fireworks.
Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a pet dog): of unknown origin. Rhymes jinks, jinx, lynx, methinks, sphinx Definition of minx in US English: minxnounmiNGksmɪŋks humorous, derogatory An impudent, cunning, or boldly flirtatious girl or young woman. Example sentencesExamples - She's not at all a passive love object, she's actually, I think, a bit of a minx.
- And yes, Drew, that was my favourite T-shirt you were wearing and yes I do want it back, you minx!
- And at the checkout I had to sift through the basket of items I had chosen and those which had been sneaked in by my minx of a little helper.
- The little minx knew exactly what she was doing and she actually enjoyed it.
- Aurora, given the chance to be true to herself, rather than to her trio of husbands, turns out to be a world-class minx.
- All they do is lead you on, using you as the conduit to your minx of a best friend.
- The little minx only writes him once every fortnight, wasting postage and the money on the paper, but of course he is supporting her.
- The sneaky minx stood very, very close next to Michael to look at the names.
- We could call her a minx or whatnot, but it still wouldn't adequately describe her.
- I know for a fact that there are some fashionable little minxes who read this blog on the odd occasion.
- Behind the spectacles and the twin set of the demure secretary runs the hot blood of a rampaging minx.
- All the staff are great, including the gorgeous minx on the door.
- How can the boring day-to-day life of toiling in the fields to return to a modest wife and toddler in rough-hewn country garments and a meal of soup and home-baked bread compare to a smoking, bob-haired minx in fancy lingerie.
- She sang to the bartender, who smiled widely, not daring to tell the minx to get off his counter.
- The minx laughed her usual self-indulgent laugh.
- The little minx had somehow slipped in right underneath my nose, undetected, and no one had bothered to tell me?
- The minx agrees, only to put a clause in her wedding contract that allows her to brew coffee whenever she pleases.
- That is when you turn to the nearest mirror and say, ‘Oh you saucy little writing minx you!’
- There's a phrase for that, you saucy minx - it's called ‘home wrecker’.
- Then suddenly I realized I was laughing with the minx.
Synonyms tease, seductress, coquette, trollop, slut, lolita, loose woman, hussy
Origin Mid 16th century (denoting a pet dog): of unknown origin. |