ROXY

"ROXY" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the dawn".

Date "ROXY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1894. (references)

"ROXY" is a common misspelling or typo for: boxy, foxy, proxy, ray, rocky, roomy, ropy, rosy, roux, Roy.

Specialty Definition: ROXY

Domain	Definition
Slang	Adjective, noun. Source: Fox+sexy=roxy. Definition: Sexually attractive person. Context: Used when referring to people they admire. Social Source: Surfers. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Usage: ROXY

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Wow-zee-wow-wow Roxy! (Eegah; writing credit: Arch Hall Sr.; Bob Wehling) Starting tomorrow there will be hourly tours of Roxy Carmichael's birthplace. (Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael; writing credit: Karen Leigh Hopkins)
Movie/TV Titles	Joe and Roxy (1957) Roxy und das Wunderteam (1937) The Roxy (1987)
Song Titles	Dance Away (performing artist: Roxy Music)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: ROXY

Domain	Title
Theater & Movies	Roxy Music: Live at The Apollo (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
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Photo Album: ROXY

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Sunset from Roxy Anne Peak with a goose silhouetted in the sky. Credit: Terry Tuttle.		Thunderhead cloud over Roxy Anne Peak near Medford. Credit: Terry Tuttle.
	Roxy usherettes (l to r) Marie Prange, Sheilah Knox, and Jo Ann De Santis dispense coffee and doughnuts to line of movie patrons headed by Mrs. Lily Vieder, at the premiere of "Forever Amber" outside the Roxy Theater, New York City. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Usage Frequency: ROXY

"ROXY" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 51.43% of the time. "ROXY" is used about 35 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	51.43%	18	82,615
Adjective (general or positive)	34.29%	12	101,599
Noun (singular)	14.29%	5	157,705
Total	100.00%	35	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: ROXY

The following table summarizes the usage of "ROXY" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Roxy	First name Female	1,000	3,061
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: ROXY

"ROXY" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "the dawn".

The following table summarizes names related to "ROXY."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Roxana	Female	English	N/A
Roxane	Female	English	Roxana
Roxanna	Female	English	Roxana
Roxie	Female	English	Roxana
Roxy	Female	English	Roxana
Roxane	Female	French	Roxana
Roxana	Female	Romanian	N/A
Ruxandra	Female	Romanian	Roxana
Roksana	Female	Russian	Roxana
Roxana	Female	Spanish	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ROXY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
roxy	3,282	roxy girl	71
roxy swim wear	575	roxy bikini	64
roxy music	411	roxy surf	54
roxy quicksilver	375	orlando roxy	51
roxy clothing	327	boston roxy	51
roxy watch	290	brian music roxy	51
roxy bathing suit	153	roxy surfing	48
roxy theater	149	hollywood roxy	47
roxy swimsuit	136	roxy bag	46
roxy shoes	112	buddy icon roxy	43
roxy clothes	108	houston roxy	43
roxy sticker	98	roxy backpack	43
roxy club	95	purse roxy	41
roxy luggage	95	roxy nyc	39
carter roxy	94	model roxy	36
logo roxy	83	icon roxy	34
night club roxy	83	angeles los roxy	34
roxy sun glasses	83	nextel roxy	33
board roxy surf	77	phone roxy	32
roxy sandal	72	robin roxy	32
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: ROXY

Derivations
	Words ending with "ROXY": hydroxy, monohydroxy, peroxy, polyhydroxy, proxy, trihydroxy. (additional references)
	Words containing "ROXY": dihydroxyacetone, dihydroxyacetones, hydroxyapatite, hydroxyapatites, hydroxyl, hydroxylamine, hydroxylamines, hydroxylapatite, hydroxylapatites, hydroxylase, hydroxylases, hydroxylate, hydroxylated, hydroxylates, hydroxylating, hydroxylation, hydroxylations, hydroxylic, hydroxyls, hydroxyproline, hydroxyprolines, hydroxytryptamine, hydroxytryptamines, hydroxyurea, hydroxyureas, hydroxyzine, hydroxyzines, interparoxysmal, paroxysm, paroxysmal, paroxysms, pyroxylin, pyroxylins. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: ROXY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: oryx.
	Words within the letters "o-r-x-y"
	-1 letter: oxy.
	-2 letters: or, ox, oy, yo.
	Words containing the letters "o-r-x-y"
	+1 letter: proxy.
	+2 letters: oryxes, peroxy.
	+3 letters: anorexy, hydroxy, oxymora.
	+4 letters: boxberry, carboxyl, chronaxy, hydroxyl, oxymoron, paroxysm, prolixly, pyroxene, quixotry, sardonyx, thyroxin, xylocarp.
	+5 letters: carboxyls, coxcombry, excretory, executory, expiatory, expletory, hydroxide, hydroxyls, myxoviral, myxovirus, orthodoxy, oxymorons, paroxysms, prolixity, proximity, pyridoxal, pyroxenes, pyroxenic, pyroxylin, thyroxine, thyroxins, xerophily, xerophyte, xylocarps, xylograph.
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