poxy
Britishadjective
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having or having had syphilis
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rotten; lousy
Example Sentences
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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.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023
He has moments of turnover insanity when moxie turns poxy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2022
“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.
From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2020
Not for him a poxy MP3 bundle: his latest release is a red velvet box called House Of Rufus filled to bursting with 20 discs-worth of unreleased material.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011
“Most o’ them are poxy, and they talk.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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