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.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for minx
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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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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The former screen siren was fined nearly $25,000 in 2008 after being convicted of provoking discrimination and racial hatred for writing that Muslims are destroying her country.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Twelve years on, watching the footage, the siren still rings.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Minx.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minx. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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