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View synonyms for poxy

poxy

/ ˈpɒksɪ /

adjective

  1. having or having had syphilis

  2. rotten; lousy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The 75-year-old said he was "delighted" the hawk had been caught, and had vowed: "I won't get beaten by a poxy bird."

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"I just thought the world's a poxy place. If I keep getting all the bad things why can't I do something good for someone else?" he asked.

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He has moments of turnover insanity when moxie turns poxy.

The Only Way Is Essex Star Lewis Bloor fell out with "fellow fraudsters" after he left an alleged £3m diamond scam for "some poxy show", a court heard.

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“The bites, wow, last night was murder because of it. The itching too. It’s such a poxy thing to get caught out on,” Lydon added.

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