1
: a pert girl
2
: a wanton woman

Examples of minx in a Sentence

a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas
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In this raucous odyssey a wanton minx quests hard across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, hustling to lift a curse that has been f*cking her sh*t up. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of minx was in 1576

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“Minx.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minx. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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