英语词汇doxy的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	doxy
词源	doxy n. "rogue's girlfriend, beggar's mistress," 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.'" Entries linking to doxy dell n.2 rogue's cant 16c.-17c. for "a wench, a young girl of the vagrant class," 1560s, of uncertain origin. A Dell is a yonge wenche, able for generation, and not yet knowen or broken by the vpright man. ... [W]hen they have beene lyen with all by the vpright man then they be Doxes, and no Dells. [Thomas Harman, "A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors," 1567] updated on October 04, 2018
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