A Dicey Pair of Etymologies
Minx “Saucy Girl” and Grifter “Thief, Swindler”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16673059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Sayers (0000-0001-9406-6649, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 324-327 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-769X • E-ISSN: 1940-3364 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0895769x.2019.1600398 |
| OpenAlex | W2936464562 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the first attested use of minx is in reference to a pet dog (1542), although by the later sixteenth century it had assumed its current significations: “a pe
Art · Girl · Humanities · Literature · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |