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as in hussies
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman
an island infamous in the 17th century as a haven for pirates, drunks, doxies, thieves, and other unsavory types
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as in concubines
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
had the cheating two-timer served with divorce papers after spotting him with his doxy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doxies
Noun
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But experts say the male-only succession system is structurally flawed and only worked previously thanks to the help of concubines who, until about 100 years ago, produced imperial children.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Twin Cities,
6 Sep. 2025 -
Some of them were married (or given as concubines) to Inca nobles, others became priestesses, and some ended up as human sacrifices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Legend says both Watson and Bemis were prostitutes, for instance.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Tourists used to come to King’s Cross for heroin, prostitutes and the train to Scotland.—
Dominic Green,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
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His character, federal agent Nelson Van Alden, fathered two different children with two different mistresses.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Uncompromising lovers of luxury.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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While the storm is looming, there are new glimmers of possibility—friends can become lovers, strangers can become friends on the subway, the supermarket aisles are charged with meaning.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Blasts and sirens rang out across Israel, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Friday as air defense systems tried to stave off Iranian drones and missiles.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Early Friday, Bahrain’s interior ministry warned that sirens had sounded and urged civilians to head to the nearest safe place.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
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Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Dec. 2025
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“Doxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doxies. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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