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foxy
[
fok
-see
]
Origin
fox·y
/
ˈfɒk
si
/
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[
fok
-see
]
Show IPA
adjective,
fox·i·er,
fox·i·est.
1.
foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever.
2.
yellowish or reddish brown, as of the color of the common red fox.
3.
Slang
.
a.
sexually appealing; attractive.
b.
stylish; modish:
a foxy outfit.
c.
exciting and appealing, as a place, entertainment, or the like.
4.
discolored or foxed:
pages of a book that had become foxy.
5.
(of a wine) having the pronounced flavor natural to
native american
grape varieties, as that of fox grapes or of Concord or Catawba grapes.
EXPAND
6.
(especially of a painting) having excessively warm tones; containing too much red.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
1520–30;
1960–65
for def. 3;
fox
+
-y
1
Related forms
fox·i·ly,
adverb
fox·i·ness,
noun
un·fox·y,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
wily, tricky, sly, artful.
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World English Dictionary
foxy
(ˈfɒksɪ)
—
adj
,
foxier
,
foxiest
1.
of or resembling a fox, esp in craftiness
2.
smelling strongly like a fox
3.
of a reddish-brown colour
4.
(of paper, wood, etc) spotted, esp by mildew
5.
(of wine) having the flavour of fox grapes
6.
(of oats) having a musty smell as a result of getting wet, fermenting, and drying out
7.
slang
sexy; sexually attractive
'foxily
—
adv
'foxiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
foxy
1520s, crafty, cunning, from
fox
+
-y
(2). Of colors, stains, tints, etc. from 18c. Meaning attractive is 1895, Amer.Eng. slang.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
foxy definition
mod.
sexy, especially having to do with a woman. :
What a foxy dame!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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