Doxy has two meanings: a mistress or promiscuous woman, or an opinion or doctrine. The first meaning may derive from Dutch 'docke' (doll), while the second relates to Greek 'doxa' (opinion).
Doxy tiene dos significados: una amante o mujer promiscua, o una opinión o doctrina. El primer significado puede derivar del holandés antiguo 'docke' (muñeca), mientras que el segundo se relaciona con el griego 'doxa' (opinión).
| Front | doxy \DOK-see\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun 1. A mistress or a promiscuous woman. 2. Opinion or doctrine. [For 1: Of uncertain origin, perhaps from obsolete Dutch docke (doll). Earliest documented use: around 1530. For 2: Back-formed from orthodoxy, heterodoxy, etc. From Greek doxa (opinion), from dokein (to think). Ultimately from the Indo-European root dek- (to take or accept), which is also the root of words such as paradox, orthodox, doctor, disciple, discipline, doctrine, dogma, decent, decorate, dignity, disdain, condign, and deign. Earliest documented use: around 1730.] "The arresting officer would still be filling out paperwork and the doxy would be collecting her things and heading back to the street." - Neil Steinberg; Blinded by Race; Chicago Sun-Times; Dec 31, 2008. "In that twilight zone of the Anglican double standard, orthodoxy is really just a word for my doxy. Heterodoxy means everyone else's doxy." - Hywel Williams; Let Us All Err and Stray; The Guardian (London, UK); Jul 8, 2003. |
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