Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/March 16

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Word of the day
for March 16
minx n
  1. A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
  2. (derogatory, dated) A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.
  3. (obsolete) A pet dog.

minx v

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Used transitively when followed by it: to behave like a minx, that is, in a flirtatious and impudent manner.
  2. (transitive) To make (someone) like a minx; (intransitive) to become like a minx.
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