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    poxy
    /ˈpɒksi/

    adjective

    • 1. of poor quality; worthless: informal British "they've won one poxy trophy"

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  2. POXY definition: 1. having little value, importance, or influence: 2. having little value, importance, or…. Learn more.

  3. Poxy is an informal word used to call something rotten, lousy, or worthless. It is based on the literal sense of poxy, meaning that someone has the pox (either syphilis or smallpox ). Pox is a general name given to a type of disease in which pus-filled bumps or sores form on the skin.

  4. If you describe something or someone as poxy, you think that they are insignificant, too small, or bad in some other way.

  5. poxy is an adjective that means something has little value or importance. It is used only before a noun and is mainly used in British English.

  6. poxy. ( ˈpɒksɪ) adj, poxier or poxiest. 1. (Pathology) having or having had syphilis. 2. rotten; lousy. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Translations.

  7. If you describe something or someone as poxy, you think that they are insignificant, too small, or bad in some other way. [ British , informal , rude , disapproval ] [...] More

  8. Learn the meaning of poxy, a British English word used to express dislike or unimportance of something. See examples from the corpus and contrast with irony.