† minxingadj.

Forms: 1700s minxing, 1800s minxin.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minx n., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < minx n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier (isolated) minx v. Compare also later minxish adj. and minxy adj.

English regional. Obsolete.

That behaves like a minx; pert, forward.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash

pertc1405

skipjack1598

puppily1682

whelpish1688

saucy1710

owdacious1751

minxing1767

puppyish1775

puppy-like1792

brash1824

pertish1836

cheekish1838

uppish1841

tossy1848

fly1884

soubrettish1891

whipper-snapping1925

in your face1975

1767 Hist. Major Bromley & Miss Cliffen I. xx. 208 Her minxing ladyship has attained the silly period of eighteen.

1770 A. Dawe Younger Sister II. xxvi. 117 That minxing, deceitful hussy, Jenny.

1861 Baal v. 102 [He] knows the dress of every girl he meets..Whether adorning minxing miss or ancient maid!

1883 M. R. Lahee Acquitted though Guilty 55 Hoo wur a honest dacent woman: noan-like the, the minxin slut.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	minxing
释义	† minxingadj. Forms: 1700s minxing, 1800s minxin. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minx n., -ing suffix². Etymology: < minx n. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier (isolated) minx v. Compare also later minxish adj. and minxy adj. English regional. Obsolete. That behaves like a minx; pert, forward. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] > pert or brash pertc1405 skipjack1598 puppily1682 whelpish1688 saucy1710 owdacious1751 minxing1767 puppyish1775 puppy-like1792 brash1824 pertish1836 cheekish1838 uppish1841 tossy1848 fly1884 soubrettish1891 whipper-snapping1925 in your face1975 1767 Hist. Major Bromley & Miss Cliffen I. xx. 208 Her minxing ladyship has attained the silly period of eighteen. 1770 A. Dawe Younger Sister II. xxvi. 117 That minxing, deceitful hussy, Jenny. 1861 Baal v. 102 [He] knows the dress of every girl he meets..Whether adorning minxing miss or ancient maid! 1883 M. R. Lahee Acquitted though Guilty 55 Hoo wur a honest dacent woman: noan-like the, the minxin slut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1767
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