doxy

noun

ˈdäk-sē How to pronounce doxy (audio)
variants also doxie
Definition of doxynext
1
as in hussy
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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2
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 Synonyms for doxy
  1. hussy
  2. concubine
  3. mistress
  4. tramp
  5. prostitute
  6. floozy
  7. wench
Noun
  • Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.
    Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018
Definition of hussy
Noun
  • Luckily for fans turned on by Shogun to the cunning machinations of feudal Japanese lords, swordsmen, concubines and ladies in waiting, the well of samurai storytelling that inspired Shogun and Clavell’s book is very deep indeed.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Nothing in the original text of the Ten Commandments prohibits a married man from sleeping with an unmarried woman, concubine or enslaved person.
    Kenneth Seeskin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
Definition of concubine
Noun
  • Located on Rue de Rivoli and overlooking the Tuileries Garden, the hotel has hosted a long line of royals and royal consorts, from Napoleon’s mistress to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
    Jessie Heyman, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Alas, Chicken Man’s foray into the big-time implodes after armed robbers attack the party — leaving Frank to assume that Chicken Man and his cunning mistress, Vivian (Taraji P. Henson), were in on the heist.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Definition of mistress
Noun
  • Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
  • On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.
    Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of tramp
Noun
  • At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.
    Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • Oh, my favorite floozy.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 11 May 2021
  • Batrachians, oh, tell me, where is the fair floozy?
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2021
Definition of floozy
Noun
  • Plus, the tavern wenches under her governance are overworked and have a headache.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 14 June 2024
  • But, rather than locking these women in the wench kennel, Jamaica should have erected statues to them for resolving the colonial liquidity crisis.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Definition of wench
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