Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poxy

/ˈpɒk.si/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: poxy
IPA: /ˈpɒk.si/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suffering from pox.

adj

Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.

adj

Unimportant, worthless.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"Being a pop star means its goodbye to starving in a poxy garret."
"“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.”"

Etymology

From pox + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɒk.si/

Usage

Inflected Forms

poxier (comparative) poxiest (superlative) poxie (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

pockmark pockmarked chickenpox smallpox lousy

Rhymes With

proxy roxy epoxy foxy boxy moxie doxy alkoxy coxie

Questions

How do you pronounce poxy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒk.si/.
What does poxy mean?: Suffering from pox.
Where does poxy come from?: From pox + -y.

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