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Foxy   /fˈɑksi/   Listen
adjective
Foxy  adj.  
1.
Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily; cunning. "Modred's narrow, foxy face."
2.
Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this color.
3.
Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling.
4.
Sour; unpleasant in taste; said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape.
5.
Attractive in a sexually appealing way; of women. (Slang)
6.
Stylish and sexually attractive; of women's clothing; as, wearing a foxy new outfit. (Slang)





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"Foxy" Quotes from Famous Books



... nothing in their characters as known to Mr. Prout, their house-master, at all commanding respect; nor did Foxy, the subtle red-haired school Sergeant, trust them. His business was to wear tennis-shoes, carry binoculars, and swoop hawklike upon evil boys. Had he taken the field alone, that hut would have been raided, for ...
— Stalky & Co. • Rudyard Kipling
... says Peets, 'that this ghostly rider is the foxy little Jose Miguel. Which I've frequent talked with him; an' he saveys enough about drugs an' chemicals to paint up with phosphorus an' go surgin' about an' stampedin' cattle over bluffs. It's a mighty good idee from his standp'int. He can argue ...
— Wolfville Nights • Alfred Lewis
... immediately the same foxy 'Yap yurrr' was heard close at hand and off dashed the dog ...
— Wild Animals I Have Known • Ernest Thompson Seton
... small public sales were held this week, together of 97 serons. The first consisted of 30 serons Mexican, mostly silver, which sold at prices from 2d. to 3d. per lb. higher than those of last week. The lowest price for ordinary foxy silver was 4s. 4d. per lb. The second sale was held at higher prices still, in consequence of which the ...
— The Economist - Volume 1, No. 3 • Various
... all the bunch wise, too. They're wondering how I got hold of the information, but I didn't give you away, old pal. I reckon mebbe Foxy and Snead suspect now, ...
— Rival Pitchers of Oakdale • Morgan Scott


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