Minx Definition

mĭngks
noun
A pert, saucy girl or young woman.
Webster's New World
A promiscuous woman.
American Heritage

(obsolete) A mink.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Minx

Noun

Singular:
minx
Plural:
minxes

Origin of Minx

  • Probably from obsolete mynx playful little dog perhaps from alteration of obsolete Dutch minneken darling minikin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps from Middle Low German minsk (“wench, hussy")

    From Wiktionary

  • See mink.

    From Wiktionary

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