Trixie
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Diminutive -ie.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtɹɪk.si/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Trixie
- A diminutive of the female given name Beatrix or Beatrice.
Usage notes
[edit]- Since the 20th century also used for Patricia.
- Also occurs as a formal given name.
Noun
[edit]Trixie (plural Trixies)
- (US, derogatory, slang) An affluent and sexually attractive young woman, the female counterpart of a Chad.
- 2006, Jennifer Ruisch, Faith and the City: A Girl's Search for Post-College Meaning, page 70:
- Some Trixie/Chad couples eating at Paronelli's managed to get into a fight before they had a chance to order dessert. Occasionally a Trixie, with her mascara running, would leave the table in tears […]
- 2008, Chicago Unzipped, page 106:
- The areas many cafes are prime locations for spotting Trixies or Chads, the area's notoriously rich and insipid residents.
- (gambling, slang) A combined bet consisting of three doubles and one treble.
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