playful minx
- noun
- Informal
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- Everyone at the party knew her as a playful minx, always the center of attention.
Examples
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He couldn't help but smile at the playful minx who kept winking at him from across the room.
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With a sly grin, the playful minx slipped the note into his pocket when he wasn't looking.
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She is such a playful minx at parties.
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That playful minx always knows how to make everyone laugh.
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Everyone at the party knew her as a playful minx, always the center of attention.
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He couldn't help but smile at the playful minx who kept winking at him from across the room.
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With a sly grin, the playful minx slipped the note into his pocket when he wasn't looking.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who behaves playfully to attract romantic interest
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9.4
An attractive woman who playfully teases others to get attention
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3.5
A person who often makes fun of others in a playful way
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A person who acts playfully to show they like someone
A woman who teases people in a playful, attractive way
Antonyms
- Offensive
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6.6
A person who feels embarrassed by sexual talk and likes to act in a modest way
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun 'minx' already denotes a teasing or flirtatious woman and 'playful' simply modifies that quality; the combined meaning is the predictable composition of adjective + noun. This adjective–noun pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Playful minx pairs playful (fun and teasing) with minx, an old word for a bold, cheeky woman; imagine a quick, sly person who likes to tease and attract attention, so it means 'a woman who is flirtatious or mischievous'.