minx
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A flirtatious, impudent, or pert young woman.
- A promiscuous woman; also, a mistress (“the other woman in an extramarital relationship”) or a prostitute.
- A pet dog.
- Obsolete spelling of mink (“any of various semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammals in the Mustelinae subfamily”).
Verb
- Used transitively when followed by it: to behave like a minx, that is, in a flirtatious and impudent manner.
- To make (someone) like a minx; (intransitive) to become like a minx.
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