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minx

American  
[mingks] / mɪŋks /

noun

  1. a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.

minx British  
/ mɪŋks /

noun

  1. a bold, flirtatious, or scheming woman

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Other Word Forms

  • minxish adjective

Etymology

Origin of minx

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

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