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minxes

noun

plural of minx

as in hussies

a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas

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Brought to Spain, the Colombian prostitutes are required to work off a debt run up by not only the airfare but much more.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
And in the early ’80s, there were prostitutes on every street corner in Hollywood.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of prostitutes

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Fahed Ahmro, a 51-year-old city worker, fled to a relative’s home after loudspeaker warnings and sirens woke him.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
That resulted in Russian missile attacks hitting without the usual air raid sirens warning residents to head to bunkers, and Ukrainian officials have said more civilians died as a result.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

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One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of tramps

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