doxy.
A sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
Meaning & usage
A sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from Middle Dutch *doketje, diminutive of Middle Dutch docke (“a doll”), from Proto-Germanic *dokko (“something round”), related to *dukkǭ (“muscle, strength”). Cognate with Low German dokke (“doll”), Saterland Frisian dok, dokke (“a doll”), Swedish docka (“doll, puppet”).
A defined opinion.
Where this word comes from
From -doxy in orthodoxy, heterodoxy, etc.
A dachshund.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of dachshund + -y.
An aggressive creature similar to a fairy.
Where this word comes from
Coined by J.K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series as the name of a species of biting fairy, possibly originally from Etymology 1 or from Etymology 3 (doxycycline is used to treat various diseases caused by insect bites). Likely influenced by pixie.
Clipping of doxycycline.
Where this word comes from
Clipping. From deoxy-.
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