minx

• POS: Noun

CIDE DICTIONARY

minx, n. [Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG. mennisco, AS. mennisc, fr. man. See Man.].

•  A pert or a wanton girl.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  A she puppy; a pet dog.  Udall.  [1913 Webster]

minx, n. [See Mink.].

 The mink; -- called also minx otter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

minx, n. a pert, sly, or playful girl.

Derivative

minxish adj. minxishly adv.

Etymology

16th c.: orig. unkn.

THESAURUS

minx

JD, Jane, bad boy, baggage, biddy, bird, bitch, boldface, booger, brat, brazenface, broad, buffoon, bugger, chick, chippy, chutzpanik, cutup, dame, devil, doll, drab, elf, enfant terrible, floozy, funmaker, gamin, hen, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hussy, imp, jade, joker, jokester, juvenile delinquent, knave, little devil, little monkey, little rascal, malapert, mischief, mischief-maker, pixie, practical joker, prankster, puck, punk, punk kid, pup, puppy, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, rowdy, ruffian, saucebox, scamp, scapegrace, skirt, slut, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, snip, spoiled brat, strumpet, swaggerer, tart, tomato, trollop, trull, upstart, urchin, wag, wench, whippersnapper, wise guy, wise-ass

ROGET THESAURUS

minx

Libertine

N libertine, voluptuary, rake, debauchee, loose fish, rip, rakehell, fast man, intrigant, gallant, seducer, fornicator, lecher, satyr, goat, whoremonger, paillard, adulterer, gay deceiver, Lothario, Don Juan, Bluebeard, chartered libertine, adulteress, advoutress, courtesan, prostitute, strumpet, harlot, whore, punk, fille de joie, woman, woman of the town, streetwalker, Cyprian, miss, piece, frail sisterhood, demirep, wench, trollop, trull, baggage, hussy, drab, bitch, jade, skit, rig, quean, mopsy, slut, minx, harridan, unfortunate, unfortunate female, unfortunate woman, woman of easy virtue, wanton, fornicatress, Jezebel, Messalina, Delilah, Thais, Phryne, Aspasia, Lais, lorette, cocotte, petite dame, grisette, demimonde, chippy, sapphist, spiritual wife, white slave, concubine, mistress, doxy, chere amie, bona roba, pimp, procurer, pander, pandar, bawd, conciliatrix, procuress, mackerel, wittol.

Blusterer

N blusterer, swaggerer, vaporer, roisterer, brawler, fanfaron, braggart, bully, terrorist, rough, bulldozer, hoodlum, hooligan, larrikin, roarer, Mohock, Mohawk, drawcansir, swashbuckler, Captain Bobadil, Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Thraso, Pistol, Parolles, Bombastes Furioso, Hector, Chrononhotonthologos, jingo, desperado, dare-devil, fire eater, fury, rowdy, slang-whanger, tough, puppy, prig, Sir Oracle, dogmatist, doctrinaire, jack-in-office, saucebox, malapert, jackanapes, minx, bantam-cock.