minx

[ mingks ]

/ mɪŋks /

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noun

a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.

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Origin of minx

1535–45; perhaps <Low German minsk man, impudent woman; cognate with German Mensch;see mensch

OTHER WORDS FROM minx

minxish, adjective

Words nearby minx

minute mark, Minutemen, minutes, minute steak, minutiae, minx, Minya, Minyades, minyan, Minyas, Miocene

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How to use minx in a sentence

The little minx has a gift for upstaging brides on their big day.
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Stolen By Jinx Jamison and Minx Malone The Madame X School of Sex series of short ebooks are steamy cheap buys.
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"Pippa is a little minx—she has a wicked sense of humor," the now-presumably-unemployed jewelsmith says.
Pip's Pranks|Tom Sykes|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"We get a very good handle on exactly what that little minx is cooking," Plec said.
Inside the Vampire Diaries Craze|Choire Sicha|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In 2007, Berger launched an imprint for DC Comics called Minx that was aimed at teenage girls.
The New Wonder Women of Comics|Shannon Donnelly|April 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The girls refuse to comeIve just had a letter from Julie; she is the most independent, ungrateful young minx I ever heard of!
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
That minx Mrs. Maynard makes quite a lot of him, and says she likes the feel of his fine-spun hair.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions
Fancy the little minx dancing her last pair through the other night!
Happy House|Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum Stolzenberg
The minx stood by, no longer frightened, but delighted in her vanity at the sight of our struggling over her.
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
A general titter ran immediately around, only arrested by the fat lady exclaiming aloud, "Shameless minx!"
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II)|Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for minx

minx

/ (mɪŋks) /

noun

a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman

Derived forms of minx

minxish, adjective

Word Origin for minx

C16: of unknown origin

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