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Definition of "minx" []

  • A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent. (noun)
  • Obsolete A promiscuous woman. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "minx" in a sentence
  • "She was persuaded the minx was a sly one, and would carry tales."
  • "_Fouines_, a quadruped known as the minx or mink, _Mustela vison_."
  • "I was alive because Sonsee-array fancied me and was grateful-and also because she was just the kind of minx to enjoy flouting tribal convention by marrying a foreigner."