minx
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Perhaps from Low German minsk (“wench, hussy”)[1]
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪŋks
[edit] Noun
minx (plural minxes)
- A pert, flirtatious or impudent young woman.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
- Portuguese: interesseira
- Italian: civetta (it)
- Hungarian: kacér lány (hu)
[edit] References
- ^ minx in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
