Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
doxy 1or dox·ie [dok-see] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural dox·ies.
- opinion; doctrine.
- religious views.
Origin of doxy 1First recorded in 1720–30; extracted from heterodoxy, orthodoxy Examples from the Web for doxie Contemporary Examples of doxie
First, though, the foster mom had to do a little remodeling for the doxie she quickly named Obie.
Dog Fight Over Obie, the Dieting Dachshund
Winston Ross
November 4, 2012
Duckler argued in court that the doxie belongs to the rescue society.
Dog Fight Over Obie, the Dieting Dachshund
Winston Ross
November 4, 2012
She called the local sales rep for Purina, who offered to pay for all the doxie’s food for the coming six months.
Dog Fight Over Obie, the Dieting Dachshund
Winston Ross
November 4, 2012
Historical Examples of doxie
I know you’ve got ’em, and I can run you if I try, and then what will your doxie think of you!
Mary Jane Holmes
To send the audience away in a good humour he is reprieved at the last moment and rejoins his doxie in a dance.
S. P. B. Mais
British Dictionary definitions for doxie doxy 1doxie noun plural doxies
- opinion or doctrine, esp concerning religious matters
Word Origin for doxy C18: independent use of -doxy as in orthodoxy, heterodoxy doxy 2 noun plural doxies
- archaic, slang a prostitute or mistress
Word Origin for doxy C16: probably from Middle Flemish docke doll; compare Middle Dutch docke doll Word Origin and History for doxie doxy n.
“rogue’s girlfriend,” 1520s, slang, of unknown origin (cf. dell (2)). Liberman says it is probably from Low German dokke “doll,” “with the deterioration of meaning from ‘sweetheart’ and ‘wench’ to ‘whore.'”