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minx

[ mingks ]

noun

  1. a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.


minx

/ ³¾ÉªÅ‹°ì²õ /

noun

  1. a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾¾±²Ô³æ¾±²õ³ó, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²Ô³æi²õ³ó adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minx1

1535–45; perhaps < Low German minsk man, impudent woman; cognate with German Mensch; mensch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of minx1

C16: of unknown origin
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She may be a minx, but he’s the real monster.

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It takes a lot of sweetness to make over a matriarch into a minx.

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That saucy little minx flashed us his racist Freudian slip in his recent comment about minority voters.

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As it happens, Cleone herself can be a saucy little minx.

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Her journey from saucy minx in the Carry On films to the matriarch of the Queen Vic in EastEnders made her a national treasure.

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