minx

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /mɪŋks/ UK /mɪŋks/ See IPA manual

Freq #22328

Meanings

1

noun
A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.

The impudent minx laughed at his solemn warning.

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Word family

Derived forms minxishminxishlyminxishnessminxlikeminxshipminxy

Related forms lolitatroublemaker

Etymology

PIE word *ǵʰmṓ The origin of the noun is uncertain. The following possible derivations have been suggested: * A variation of minikin (“(obsolete) young person, especially a young woman; small or insignificant person, thing, or amount”) + a variation of -s (suffix forming hypocoristic nouns (nicknames)) (compare minckins, a variant of minikin). * From Dutch mens, mensch (“human being, person; (derogatory, informal) woman”) (obsolete), Middle Dutch minsc, minsce, minsch; or from German Low German minsch, minsk, Middle Low German minsche (“hussy, wench”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ma...

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# minx

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /mɪŋks/
**IPA (UK):** /mɪŋks/
**Frequency rank:** 22328

## Meanings
1. A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.

## Examples
- The impudent minx laughed at his solemn warning.

## Derived Forms
- minxish
- minxishly
- minxishness
- minxlike
- minxship
- minxy

## Related Forms
- lolita
- troublemaker

## Etymology
PIE word *ǵʰmṓ The origin of the noun is uncertain. The following possible derivations have been suggested: * A variation of minikin (“(obsolete) young person, especially a young woman; small or insignificant person, thing, or amount”) + a variation of -s (suffix forming hypocoristic nouns (nicknames)) (compare minckins, a variant of minikin). * From Dutch mens, mensch (“human being, person; (derogatory, informal) woman”) (obsolete), Middle Dutch minsc, minsce, minsch; or from German Low German minsch, minsk, Middle Low German minsche (“hussy, wench”), all ultimately from Proto-Germanic *ma...

## Topics
- People & Society

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