roxanne

¹

[rok-san]

noun

1. Slang.,  crack.

Roxanne

²

[rok-san]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roxanne¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

In her introductory remarks, Roxanne Coady, the bookstore’s owner, told the audience that the average published book sells under 3,000 copies.

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As fate would have it, Layla and her sister Roxanne, one year younger, both took to the sport like fish to water.

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“In California, we don’t have seasons, so we have to create them,” said their client Roxanne Austin, an investor and corporate director who lives in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

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“Please don’t panic people about something that is easily addressed by turning their ballot around,” Roxanne Hoge, the chair of the Los Angeles County Republican Party, posted on X. “We need every no vote and we need them now.”

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In a civil case filed at the High Court, guitarist Andy Summers and drummer Stewart Copeland, claim they have been underpaid for their contributions to songs like Roxanne and Every Breath You Take.

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