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also doxie
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as in hussy
old-fashioned, disapproving
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
an island infamous in the 17th century as a haven for pirates, drunks, doxies, thieves, and other unsavory types
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as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
had the cheating two-timer served with divorce papers after spotting him with his doxy
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Recent Examples of doxy
The mini doxies are nearly identical to the standard dachshunds, but smaller.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Old World typically hosts dachshund races monthly, but during the venue’s Oktoberfest celebration, the doxies will be duking it out every Sunday between Sept. 9 and Oct. 28.
—Daily Pilot Staff, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doxy
Noun
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Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.—
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Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.—
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In a 2021 interview, Ferguson told Vogue that her costumes—specifically the veils—are representative of Jessica’s complicated status as a concubine and a Bene Gesserit.—
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But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.—
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The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.—
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Hindsight is a fickle mistress.—
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The musical, about a film director named Guido Contini contending with a midlife crisis, starred the likes of Antonio Banderas, Laura Benanti, and Chita Rivera—but Krakowski’s turn as Guido’s mistress was a highlight.—
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Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.—
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In other words, the insecure floozy stereotype has very little basis in reality.—
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The following year, he was suspended from baseball and sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to charges of cocaine possession and soliciting a prostitute.—
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During that time, Wuornos was working as a prostitute to support both herself and her girlfriend, Tyria Moore.—
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Hamant attended a Huskies football game and sounded the siren at Husky Stadium two weeks before her death, per ESPN.—
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Like, the whole cockpit was lit up — lights, sirens.—
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Born a modest gathering of kindred spirits, the festival hath blossomed into a celebration of the days of yore, where knights do clash, bards sing sweet airs, merchants display their wares most fine and wenches doth tease in tawdry jests.—
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But, rather than locking these women in the wench kennel, Jamaica should have erected statues to them for resolving the colonial liquidity crisis.—
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“Doxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doxy. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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