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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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