a pox on exclamation2 •(humorous) To hell with (abstract or unalive things).A pox of that jest! and I beshrew all shrows. — 1595 •(offensive, no longer used) To express curses upon (somebody), when irked or wroth, as though wishing someone "a pox".A pox o' your throat, you bawling, blasphemous, incharitable dog! — 1610