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poxy

UK/ˈpɒk.si/

poxy adjective: suffering from pox.

Adjective

poxy (comparative poxier, superlative poxiest)

  1. Suffering from pox.
  2. (figuratively) Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.
    • Being a pop star means its goodbye to starving in a poxy garret.1990 January 13, David Quantick, Steven Wells, “Is It Rock Art Or Is It Nart?”, in New Musical Express
    • “Everyone bally [balaclava]^([sic]) up, tool up,” said one man. “Let’s show the fucking media that we’re not a fucking pushover, that no more fucking foreigners are allowed into this poxy country.”2023 November 24, Rory Carroll, “‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
  3. (UK, derogatory, slang) Unimportant, worthless.

Forms of poxy

comparativepoxier
superlativepoxiest
alternative formpoxie

Origin of poxy

From pox + -y.

Words that rhyme with poxy

Questions about poxy

What does poxy mean?
Poxy means suffering from pox.
What part of speech is poxy?
Poxy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce poxy?
Poxy is pronounced /ˈpɒk.si/ (UK).

Words near poxy in the dictionary

  1. poxvirions
  2. poxvirologist
  3. poxvirologists
  4. poxvirus
  5. poxviruses
  6. poxy
  7. poy
  8. Poyais
  9. Poyaisian
  10. Poyaisians
  11. Poyang

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