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- doxy /ˈdɒksɪ/ n (pl doxies) archaic slang a prostitute or mistress Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Middle Flemish docke doll; compare Middle Dutch docke doll
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noun. ˈdäk-sē. variants or less commonly doxie. plural doxies. Synonyms of doxy. 1. : floozy, prostitute. 2. : mistress sense 4a.
noun. opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More.
There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun doxy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C18: independent use of -doxy as in orthodoxy, heterodoxy. Word Frequency. doxy in British English. (ˈdɒksɪ ) noun Word forms: plural doxies. archaic, slang. a prostitute or mistress. Collins English Dictionary.
Definitions of doxy. noun. a woman who cohabits with an important man. synonyms: concubine, courtesan, paramour. see more.
1. doxy - a woman who cohabits with an important man. concubine, courtesan, paramour. kept woman, mistress, fancy woman - an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man. odalisque - a woman slave in a harem.
Synonyms. paramour. See also. Origin & history II. From -doxy in orthodoxy, heterodoxy etc. Noun. doxy ( pl. doxies) ( colloquial) A defined opinion. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English: She is a doxy. Tatoeba.org Sentence 2161196. She looked back disdainfully, and smiled at his My doxy.
