词族 · doxy
词形变化
中文词源
doxy 情人，妓女
可能来自Dorothy的昵称。比较同源词doll,dolly.
英语词源
- doxy (n.)
- "rogue's girlfriend," 1520s, slang, of unknown origin (see dell (n.2)). Liberman says it is probably from Low German dokke "doll," "with the deterioration of meaning from 'sweetheart' and 'wench' to 'whore.'"