minx = flirt
minx (mingks) noun
A pert or flirtatious young woman.
[Of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch or Low German.]
Today’s word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=minx
“This innocent-looking minx had her face right up against the terrible
rictal grin of Cape Town’s adopted son, Marthinus van Skulkwyk.”
Ben Trovato; On the Run; Cape Times (Cape Town, South Africa); Feb 24,
2004.
“Politics, love, and God — it’s all in there in the raps of Shawn
Butler, who keeps his rhymes on the positive tip whether singing about
a minx who’s caught his eye or the struggles he faced while growing up
in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood.”
Matt McGuire; Rock the Vote!; Chicago Tribune; Feb 25, 2004.
This week’s theme: words to describe women.
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