doxy 情人,妓女可能来自Dorothy的昵称。比较同源词doll,dolly.
- doxy (n.)
- "rogue's girlfriend," 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.'"