Minx
noun
A girl or young woman who is sly and flirtatious.
She had a reputation for being a mischievous minx during her high school years.
Often appears as...
- mischievous minx
- sly minx
noun
An impudent or cunning person.
You're such a minx, hiding the chocolates from me.
Often appears as...
- cunning minx
- little minx
noun
A sexually attractive and playful woman who often causes trouble.
He fell for the alluring minx, only to regret it later.
Often appears as...
- alluring minx
- dangerous minx
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A girl or young woman who is sly and flirtatious.
She had a reputation for being a mischievous minx during her high school years.
Often appears as...
- mischievous minx
- sly minx
noun
An impudent or cunning person.
You're such a minx, hiding the chocolates from me.
Often appears as...
- cunning minx
- little minx
noun
A sexually attractive and playful woman who often causes trouble.
He fell for the alluring minx, only to regret it later.
Often appears as...
- alluring minx
- dangerous minx
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Playfully Sly
Often used to describe a playful, yet sly nature in girls or young women.
Every time she tricked her friends into doing her chores, they'd call her a minx.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
At the party, she was teasing everyone, being the minx she is known to be.
Pro Tip 3/3Mischievous Tone
Conveys a sense of mischief or playful trouble-making.
The minx hid her brother's shoes as a prank.
Pro Tip 1/3Playfully Sly
Often used to describe a playful, yet sly nature in girls or young women.
Every time she tricked her friends into doing her chores, they'd call her a minx.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
At the party, she was teasing everyone, being the minx she is known to be.
Pro Tip 3/3Mischievous Tone
Conveys a sense of mischief or playful trouble-making.
The minx hid her brother's shoes as a prank.
Pro Tip 1/3Playfully Sly
Often used to describe a playful, yet sly nature in girls or young women.
Every time she tricked her friends into doing her chores, they'd call her a minx.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Usage
Primarily used in casual conversation rather than formal writing.
At the party, she was teasing everyone, being the minx she is known to be.
Pro Tip 3/3Mischievous Tone
Conveys a sense of mischief or playful trouble-making.
The minx hid her brother's shoes as a prank.
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