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English word origin

Etymology of foxy

From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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adj

Having the qualities of a fox. · Cunning, sly. · Attractive, sexy (of a woman). · Of a person, especially a woman, having reddish-brown hair.

noun

The recreational drug 5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT).

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From fox + -y. Compare Saterland Frisian fuksich (“foxy”), West Frisian foksich (“foxy”), Dutch vossig (“foxy”), German Low German vossig (“foxy”), German fuchsig (“foxy”).

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