doxie
doxie Lexical Profile
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• noun
North American An informal, affectionate name for a dachshund, a small breed of scent hound originating in Germany, characterized by a long, low-slung body and very short legs.
"Their miniature doxie loves burrowing under the warm blankets on cold winter mornings."
A variant spelling of 'doxy': a female lover, mistress, or promiscuous woman (archaic).
"In the 18th-century ballad, the wandering tinker sang of the loyal doxie who traveled beside him."
A variant spelling of 'doxy': a religious or political doctrine or opinion, especially one held by a particular person or group (informal or archaic).
"As the old aphorism goes, orthodoxy is my doxie, while heterodoxy is another man's doxie."
• Rhymes for doxie
Word Origin & Etymology
In its modern canine sense, the word arose in the 20th century as an affectionate colloquial clipping of the German breed name 'dachshund' combined with the diminutive suffix '-ie'. In its older, archaic senses, it is a variant spelling of 'doxy', recorded in 16th-century English cant and likely related to Dutch 'docke' (doll).