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minx

  [mingks]
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–noun
a pert, impudent, or flirtatious girl.
Origin:
1535–45; perh. < LG minsk man, impudent woman; c. G Mensch; see mensch

Related forms:
minxish, adjective
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minx   (mĭngks)   
n.  

  1. A girl or young woman who is considered pert, flirtatious, or impudent.

  2. Obsolete A promiscuous woman.


[Probably from obsolete mynx, playful little dog, perhaps from alteration of obsolete Dutch minneken, darling; see minikin.]
minx'ish adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

minx 
1542, mynx "pet dog," later "pert girl, hussy" (1592), of uncertain origin, perhaps a shortening of minikin "girl, woman," from M.Du. minnekijn "darling, beloved," from minne "love" (see minnesinger) + -kijn, dim. suffix.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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