English

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Etymology

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From pox +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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poxy (comparative poxier, superlative poxiest)

  1. (medicine) Suffering from pox.
  2. (figurative) Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.
    • 1990 January 13, David Quantick, Steven Wells, “Is It Rock Art Or Is It Nart?”, in New Musical Express:
      Being a pop star means its goodbye to starving in a poxy garret.
    • 2023 November 24, Rory Carroll, “‘Government is not listening’: anger over immigration spills into riot on Dublin’s streets”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      “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.”
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Old Tupi

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [pɔˈʃɨ]
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: po‧xy

Noun

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poxy (possessable, Ib class pluriform, absolute moxy)

  1. malice; evilness
    Synonym: memûã
  2. awkwardness
  3. dishonesty
  4. uselessness
  5. ugliness
  6. (derogatory) bastard; villain
    Synonym: muru
  7. (of food) decay; deterioration
    Synonym: tuîuka

Adjective

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poxy (noun form poxy)

  1. (derogatory) abject; evil
    Synonym: memûã
  2. (derogatory) disgusting; gross; repulsive
  3. (derogatory) dishonest
  4. (derogatory) ugly; misshapen
  5. (of food) spoiled; rotten; deteriorated
    Synonym: tuîuk

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Adverb

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poxy

  1. badly
  2. abjectly; evilly
    Synonym: memûã
  3. awkwardly

Interjection

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poxy!

  1. hell; damn (expressing discontent, unhappiness, or anger)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: puxí

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