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# minx

noun (minx, minxes) (old use, playful)

«minx» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A minx is a cheeky, sly girl who teases or behaves in a pert way; an old-fashioned name for a saucy girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old tales, a bold or clever girl who answers back, sometimes said with a smile

### Examples

- "Oh, you little minx!" said Gran, laughing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x1)
- The minx hid the sweets behind her back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x2)
- The idle minx would not help with the dishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «minx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minx/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«minx» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/minx.html) on Mova free.