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a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas
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Tourists used to come to King’s Cross for heroin, prostitutes and the train to Scotland.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026 -
It is steeped in the history of exclusion, when Chinese women were stigmatized as prostitutes and a menace to public health.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Israelis have also grown weary after nearly a month of daily sirens, 16 civilian deaths and dozens of people seriously injured.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Legend says mermaid sirens lured sailors here.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Minxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/minxes. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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