minx:
(plural: ‘minxes‘)
a minx exposing her body to attract men
a young girl or woman who does not show respect towards older people;
a bad woman who attracts men by exposing her body and gets money or favours from them;
a bad woman who changes her boyfriends or lovers quite often,
e.g.
For her indecent behaviour, Martha is called and treated as a minx.
Members of our local women’s association are planning to launch a protest against people calling decent but bold and fashionable women minxes.
For an entertainment gossip column in which we see how this word is found in our daily browsing, please click here, for an item of news in which we find this word being used for a young girl, please click here and for a political article that shows us how this word is used even for the First Lady of Germany, please click here.
Note 1: Though there is no relation between the two words ‘minx’ and ‘mink‘ which is a name of an animal whose fur is in great demand, the word ‘minx’ is rarely used in place of ‘mink’, often in phrases such as ‘shag like a minx’. Therefore, care should be taken not to confuse these words: ‘minx’ = a kind of bad woman and ‘mink’ = a kind of animal belonging to the weasel family.
Note 2: Though ‘minx’ is used to refer to an immoral female, it has been used by some cosmetic companies! For an ad of a nail polish with the name ‘Minx’, please click here. & for a blog post in which we see a singer using this word in her stage name, please click here.
Note 2: Though ‘minx’ is used to refer to an immoral female, it has been used by some cosmetic companies! For an ad of a nail polish with the name ‘Minx’, please click here. & for a blog post in which we see a singer using this word in her stage name, please click here.
