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doxy

noun

ˈdäk-sē

variants also doxie

Definition of doxy

as in hussy

old-fashioned, disapproving 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 concubine

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

Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.

— Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018

Definition of hussy

Noun

The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
In Judges 19 a Levite and his concubine stop in their travels in Gibeah in the land of the tribe of Benjamin.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

Definition of concubine

Noun

But Leonard meets Michelle (Paltrow), the beautiful but volatile mistress of a wealthy married man who has recently moved into an apartment in his family’s building.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
In an early scene, Misty is jolted awake by the man’s furious widow, Celine (Amy Landecker), who has just discovered the apartment on her husband’s ledgers and is intent on kicking out his mistress.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistress

Noun

Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of floozy

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And in Steinbeck’s original telling, Cathy — the most beloved patricidal, baby-abandoning prostitute in literature — is simply born that way.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
Going hunting for a prostitute in a trailer park wasn't the smartest thing San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York ever did and the NFL on Friday fined and suspended him for it.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of prostitute

Noun

For the viewer, The Odyssey between air raid sirens feels like a long journey in itself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
There are a few other helpful features, such as two-way talk to speak with visitors on the other side of your door, as well as a siren that can scare away any unwanted parties.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of siren

Noun

But this episode does offer an unforgettable flashback of Ser Arlan (Danny Webb) rising from the bed of a comely wench and walking outside to urinate, his massive member swinging freely.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2026
Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.

— Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 22 May 2025

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