minx

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɪŋks/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋks

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Middle Low German minsk (“wench, hussy”)

Noun

minx (plural minxes)

1. A pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman.

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2. (obsolete) A female puppy; a pet dog.

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Derived terms

• minxish

Translations

a pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman

• French: pimbêche (fr) f
• Hungarian: kacér lány (hu)
• Italian: civetta (it) f
• Portuguese: sirigaita (pt) f, coquete (pt), interesseira (pt)

• Russian: шалунья (ru) (šalúnʹja) f, проказница (ru) (prokáznica) f, дерзкая девчонка (dérzkaja devčónka) f, (wanton) распутница (ru) (raspútnica) f
• Swedish: markatta (sv) c

Etymology 2

See mink.

Noun

minx (plural minxes)

1. (obsolete) A mink.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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