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Meaning of poxy | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈpɒk.si

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Suomi rokkoinen

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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See also

Poyaisian poysonous poz poz friendly pozphobic pozzed

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