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minx

noun

ˈmiŋ(k)s How to pronounce minx (audio)
Definition of minxnext
as in hussy
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas

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Recent Examples of minx 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minx
  1. hussy
  2. floozy
  3. siren
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
  • 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
Noun
  • The video shows at least two vehicles with sirens blaring, pursuing a speeding car driven by 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez.
    — Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Mary Josephine Booth was familiar with the sound of the air raid sirens by then.
    — April White, JSTOR Daily, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of siren

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“Minx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minx. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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