minx

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from Low German minsk (“‘wench, hussy’”)^[1]

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋks

[edit] Noun

minx (plural minxes)

1. A pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman.

[edit] Derived terms

• minxish

[edit] Translations

• Portuguese: interesseira
• Italian: civetta it(it)

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ minx in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913