roxanne

[ rok-san ]

/ rɒkˈsæn /

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noun

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Origin of roxanne

Origin uncertain

Roxanne

[ rok-san ]

/ rɒkˈsæn /

noun

a female given name.

Bookseller Roxanne Coady has worried about her son for 21 years.
10 Books for My Son the Graduate|Roxanne Coady|June 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Incensed by this, Valerie reacts in kind by doing a sort of quasi-Lambada with her homegirl Roxanne.
Red Riding Hood Stinks!|Chris Lee|March 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It is the inspiration for films like Roxanne, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, and Hitch.
Sex Advice from Cyrano|Ben Crair|July 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Roxanne suggests that perhaps it is the quietness of much Irish writing that makes it hard to market here.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Surely, as Roxanne also suggests, their publishers need to do a better job of promoting their books here.
Read Me, I'm Irish|Mark Salter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Again Roxanne and I hugged and choked, but this time I had to conquer the lump and answer him.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess
"Ask Uncle Pomp what he thinks," advised Roxanne, hoping to get rid of the squirm.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess
Miss Prissy is with Roxanne, and they won't let me stay all night, so I had to come home.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess
I'm going to follow Roxanne's example after this and see the fluffiness of the cake determinedly.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess
No hero or ambassador ever felt so proud of a decoration on his own chest as I did of that pin on Roxanne's.
Phyllis|Maria Thompson Daviess