doxy
3 synonyms for doxy, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A girlfriend, a prostitute, or a woman kept as a mistress.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Perhaps derives from Middle Dutch *doketje, a diminutive of Middle Dutch docke (“a doll”), from Proto-Germanic *dokko (“something round”), related to *dukkǭ (“muscle, strength”). It is cognate with Low German dokke (“doll”), Saterland Frisian dok, dokke (“a doll”), and Swedish docka (“doll, puppet”).
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