"doxy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒksi/ [UK] Forms: doxies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|dum|*doketje}} Middle Dutch *doketje, {{der|en|dum|docke|t=a doll}} Middle Dutch docke (“a doll”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dokko|t=something round}} Proto-Germanic *dokko (“something round”), {{m|gem-pro|*dukkǭ|t=muscle, strength}} *dukkǭ (“muscle, strength”), {{cog|nds|dokke|t=doll}} Low German dokke (“doll”), {{cog|stq|dok}} Saterland Frisian dok, {{m|stq|dokke|t=a doll}} dokke (“a doll”), {{cog|sv|docka|t=doll, puppet}} Swedish docka (“doll, puppet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} doxy (plural doxies)
  1. (archaic) A sweetheart; a prostitute or a mistress. Tags: archaic Synonyms: paramour Related terms: arch doxy
    Sense id: en-doxy-en-noun-r9Wrviee
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doxie
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒksi/ [UK] Forms: doxies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: From -doxy in orthodoxy, heterodoxy, etc. Etymology templates: {{m|en|orthodoxy}} orthodoxy, {{m|en|heterodoxy}} heterodoxy Head templates: {{en-noun}} doxy (plural doxies)
  1. (colloquial) A defined opinion. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-doxy-en-noun-SMudGOgW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒksi/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: Clipping. From deoxy-. Etymology templates: {{m|en|deoxy-}} deoxy- Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} doxy (uncountable)
  1. (informal, pharmacology) Clipping of doxycycline. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, uncountable Alternative form of: doxycycline Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-doxy-en-noun-7Zt817jy Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɒksi/ [UK] Forms: doxies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒksi Etymology: Clipping of dachshund + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|dachshund}} Clipping of dachshund, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} doxy (plural doxies)
  1. (informal) A dachshund. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-doxy-en-noun-1exIHj3x
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: doxie
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of dachshund + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "doxies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "doxy (plural doxies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A dachshund."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dachshund",
          "dachshund#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A dachshund."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdɒksi/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒksi"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "doxie"
    }
  ],
  "word": "doxy"
}

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