doxy

dox·y  (dks)

n. pl. dox·ies Slang

1. A female lover; a mistress.

2. A sexually promiscuous woman.

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[Perhaps from obsolete Dutch docke, doll.]

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doxy¹, doxie [ˈdɒksɪ]

n pl doxies

(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters

[independent use of -doxy as in orthodoxy, heterodoxy]

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doxy²

n pl doxies

Archaic slang a prostitute or mistress

[probably from Middle Flemish docke doll; compare Middle Dutch docke doll]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

doxy - a woman who cohabits with an important man concubine, courtesan, paramour kept woman, mistress, fancy woman - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man odalisque - a woman slave in a harem