doxy
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈdɑː.ksi/
- Slur
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amante
- His doxy arrived, a trollop called Mrs. Waters.
Examples
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Me, a doxy?
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That maggoty-drawers dung-heap doxy is after you to marriage her!
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She was my doxy before I ever met you, and she stood by me.
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It's not every highwayman that has a lady of quality for his doxy.
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I believe he's living with some doxy in South America, but I could never afford to hire detectives to prove it.
Fiction book (1993) -
In historical novels, the wealthy often had a doxy who lived with them, despite being married.
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The rumors suggested that he had a doxy in every port he visited.
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During the party, the gossip about his new doxy became the talk of the town.
Synonyms
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7.2
A woman who has a long sexual relationship with a married man
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9.1
A woman who lives with a man she is not married to and has less respect than his wife
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9.9
A woman who has sex with rich or powerful men for money, often in high society in the past
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8.1
A person who has a secret romantic relationship, often outside marriage
A well-known woman who leads or influences a group
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doxy comes from the old slang doxie, used from the 1600s to mean a 'kept woman' or 'lover'. So doxy today sounds old-fashioned and is often an insulting word for a woman kept by a man.