adjective General Slang

poxy

· adjective · irish

Annoying, rubbish, cursed.

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Rubbish, useless, irritating. A catch-all dismissal — the poxy bus, the poxy weather, your poxy boss. Mild enough to use in front of your mam, sharp enough to land.

“The poxy WiFi's gone again, I can't get a thing done.”
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Originally: infected with pox. The slang sense leans on that — anything poxy is metaphorically diseased, blighted, not worth your time.

“He gave a poxy little smile and walked off.”
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poxy In A Sentence

The poxy WiFi's gone again, I can't get a thing done.
He gave a poxy little smile and walked off.

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