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Meaning of poxy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
/ˈpɒk.si/

Definitions

  1. Suffering from pox.
  2. Sickening; unsatisfactory; generally bad.
    figuratively
  3. Unimportant, worthless.
    UK, derogatory, slang

Examples

“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.””

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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