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also doxie
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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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Recent Examples of doxy
Old World typically hosts dachshund races monthly, but during the venue’s Oktoberfest celebration, the doxies will be duking it out every Sunday between Sept. 9 and Oct. 28.
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Daily Pilot Staff, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
Daily Pilot Staff, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doxy
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2021
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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
Noun
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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
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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
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The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2021
Noun
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Meanwhile Meursault’s friend Sintès (Pierre Lottin), a nasty bit of work rumored to be a pimp, has been beating his Arab mistress Djemila (Hajar Bouzaouit) and is being threatened by her brothers.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The second season saw the #MomTok group dissipate with Taylor Frankie Paul’s infidelity and the drama with his mistress Jenna.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Sonja is my favorite floozy and watching her mug around the house all wasted is one of my favorite things in the entire universe.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 June 2021
Noun
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In Commonweal a Berrigan brother wrote from jail of the hopeful solidarity among his Black cellmates; Catholic Worker newspapers, their cheap ink faded by an afternoon of sunlight, described finding Christ among tramps on the breadline and exhorted readers to join Him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The only things shaky about Relish are the junkies, prostitutes, suicidal depressives, and sinners who populate Osborne's songs.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Serial killer Lorenzo Jerome Gilyard was convicted in 2007 for killing six women in Kansas City but is believed to have raped and strangled two girls and 11 women, most of whom had worked as prostitutes, from 1977 to 1993.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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But, rather than locking these women in the wench kennel, Jamaica should have erected statues to them for resolving the colonial liquidity crisis.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
15 July 2024
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“Doxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doxy. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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