doxy
/ˈdɒksi
/noun (plural doxies) archaic
1A lover or mistress.
1.1A prostitute.Do you ever see the doxies on the street, Josephine?...
- The excellent, shock-haired Lenny sounds a complete prat when he tells Ruth that a dockside doxy was diseased because ‘I decided she was.’
- Still, we need to find now who did murder the doxy and ask why.
Origin
Mid 16th century (originally slang): of unknown origin.
Rhymes
- military-industrial complex
- military junta
- military law
- military-looking
- military macaw
- Military Medal
- military-minded
- military offence
- military offense
- military orchid
- military orchis
- military police
- military policeman
- military policewoman
- military press
- military reservation
- military reserve
- military school
- military science
- Military Secretary
- military service
- military settler
- military tenure
- military time
- military tribune