minx

[ mingks ]

noun

1. a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.

minx

/ mɪŋks /

noun

1. a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman

Derived Forms

• ˈminxish, adjective

Other Words From

• minxish adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of minx¹

1535–45; perhaps < Low German minsk man, impudent woman; cognate with German Mensch; mensch

Word History and Origins

Origin of minx¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Johnson moved across town into a Westwood apartment with his girlfriend and their three tuxedo cats — Minx, Mama and Olly — and set about working on his jumper and making plays out of the pick and roll, skills that would show his ability to do more than just defend.

From Los Angeles Times

One victim recalled him telling her she was a "little minx and that she had been sent by the devil to tempt him away from his wife" after being encouraged to touch his penis.

From BBC

She may be a minx, but he’s the real monster.

From New York Times

"To become climate relevant, the formative phases for air filter systems and other novel methods of carbon removal need to be at least as active as the fastest historical analogues," says Jan Minx, head of the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change working group Applied Sustainability Science and a co-author of both studies.

From Science Daily

The results of these studies will also be included in the forthcoming 2023 UN Emissions Gap Report, which includes a chapter on carbon removal with contributions by Minx and Nemet.

From Science Daily