doxies

plural of doxy
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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
  • But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Some of them were married (or given as concubines) to Inca nobles, others became priestesses, and some ended up as human sacrifices.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Police and the media classified Gacy’s victims as male prostitutes and homosexuals, using that as an excuse to marginalize and blame them.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Prosecutors have insisted, however, that Diddy wasn’t paying prostitutes just to make blue movies in their own court filings.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Back were the villas and the apartments, the chauffeurs and the mistresses swaddled in foreign luxury.
    Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In an examination of stigma, resilience, and the search for self-worth, Paul channels his mental health struggles into domestic service for mistresses and online rituals of cleaning.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For October, the committee has even more billboards on the way, paid for by Tab lovers across the country.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Dominica Animal-lovers can head down to the Caribbean island of Dominica to visit what will likely become the world's first sperm whale reserve next year as the country acts on its commitment to marine conservation.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In videos released by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Highway Patrol, which were allegedly posted by Carlin, the content creator appears to be speeding away from a police car with its sirens blaring and his motorcycle’s speedometer reaching over 100 mph.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Families huddled in safe rooms assume the sirens will end soon but grow alarmed as the sound of gunfire builds.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Help, of course, isn’t coming—not over the Indian Ocean, not in the nursing home, not on the tramps’ moonlit road.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Once per act, a second duo crashes in on Didi and Gogo, providing the tramps’ power balance with a lurid, distended foil.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Doxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doxies. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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