doxy

英 ['dɒksɪ]
  • n. 情妇,淫妇;宗教教义

英英释义


1. a woman who cohabits with an important man

中文词源


doxy 情人,妓女

可能来自Dorothy的昵称。比较同源词doll,dolly.

英文词源


doxy (n.)
"rogue's girlfriend," 1520s, slang, of unknown origin (see dell (n.2)). Liberman says it is probably from Low German dokke "doll," "with the deterioration of meaning from 'sweetheart' and 'wench' to 'whore.'"