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as in hussies
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
an island infamous in the 17th century as a haven for pirates, drunks, doxies, thieves, and other unsavory types
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as in concubines
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
had the cheating two-timer served with divorce papers after spotting him with his doxy
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Noun
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For many writers and word lovers — the very people any spelling reformer needs to convince — there’s a hand-me-down charm to these marks of distinction.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Any romance reader familiar with the enemies-to-lovers trope should recognize this archetype.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Wind and sirens intrude, followed by helicopter blades.—
Brendan Fitzgerald,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Dec. 2024
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That has led to more sirens, signage and evacuation routes being set up along coastal communities in the United States, including parts of Northern California, which experienced a tsunami scare this month.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Doxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doxies. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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