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vixen
vix·en [ víksən ] (plural vix·ens)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. female fox: a female fox
2. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults a woman regarded as vindictive and bad-tempered ( insult )

[15th century. Variant of fixen< Old English fyxe, feminine of fox (see fox)]

vix·en·ish adjective
vix·en·ish·ly adverb
vix·en·ish·ness noun
vix·en·ly adjective, adverb
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