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minx
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minx  (mngks)
n.
1. A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent.
2. Obsolete A promiscuous woman.
[Probably from obsolete mynx, playful little dog, perhaps from alteration of obsolete Dutch minneken, darling; see minikin.]
minxish adj.
minx [mɪŋks]
n
a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman
[of unknown origin]
minxish  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.minx - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit menminx - a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
coquette, flirt, prickteaser, vamp, vamper, tease
adult female, woman - an adult female person (as opposed to a man); "the woman kept house while the man hunted"
minx
noun flirt, tease, madam (Brit. informal), Lolita, wanton, tomboy, hussy, trollop, coquette, jade, hoyden, baggage (informal, old-fashioned) Take that little minx of yours home straight away!
Translations
minx [mɪŋks] N → picaruela f, mujer f descarada
you minx! → ¡lagarta!
minx
n → Biest nt (inf)
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My model represented the middle life in a long line of Minxes which died with the demise of the classic Rootes Group line at the hands of Chrysler.
Recalling that right little Minx by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
My model represented the middle life in a long line of Minxes which died with the demise of the classic Rootes Group line at the hands of Chrysler.
Minx by name and by nature by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
She was a great character, even when she was at her worst, but I meet a lot of Minnie The Minxes in everyday life - people in their fifties acting like eight-year-olds.
DRAWING TO A CLOSE; Minnie the Minx mentor Jim retires after 2000 ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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