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In some senses, poxy is marked as figuratively, derogatory, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
poxy
/ˈpɒk.si/
adj 3
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4ADJ.
starving
VERB + POXY
allowed
POXY + NOUN
country, garret, thing
PREP.
in, into
Definitions
adj
1
Suffering from pox.
2
Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.
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.”
3
Unimportant, worthless.
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Being a pop star means its goodbye to starving in a poxy garret.
Wiktionary02
“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.”
Wiktionary03
"Tom's completely lost his rag because of some poxy thing." "Oh, you shouldn't take it personally. He'll calm down. It's just stress."
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