Foxy
/ˈfɒk.si/noun
Resembling a fox; also clever, sly, or sexually attractive.
Did you know?The adjective originally meant “like a fox” before it expanded into slang for someone shrewd or alluring, because foxes were culturally coded as masters of stealth and deception.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
fox
“The animal fox.”
Middle English
ME
foxi
“Having the nature or qualities of a fox; fox-like.”
16th Century
English
foxy
“Cunning, sly, or crafty.”
19th Century
English
foxy
“Attractive or sexually appealing in slang use.”
Modern English
English
foxy
“Fox-like, sly, clever, or attractive.”