Foxy
//ˈfɑksi// adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT). slang, uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Having the qualities of a fox.
- 2 Cunning, sly.
- 3 Attractive, sexy (of a woman). informal
- 4 Having reddish-brown hair.
- 5 Using too much of the reddish-brown colors.
"His eye for colour was so exquisite that I do not think there is a single instance in all his works of a heated tint which is called foxy. This cannot be said of Rubens or Rembrandt […]"
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- 6 Having an animal-like odor.
- 7 With a worldview synthesizing many different ideas.
"For half a century, psychotherapy was dominated by hedgehoggy men who considered their style "normal," and women's foxy, emotional, flexible style "hysterical.""
Adjective
- 1 marked by skill in deception wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A nickname of the surname Fox.
- 2 A nickname of the surname Reynolds. British
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Don't you ever cheat on me, you foxy!"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From fox + -y.
Etymology 2
From Fox + -y.
Etymology 3
From Reynard, a fox in European folklore.
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