vixen

English

/ˈvɪk.sən/

noun
Definitions
  • A female fox.
  • A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman.
  • (colloquial) A racy or salacious woman.
  • (colloquial) A wife who has sex with other men with her husband's consent.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fixen inherited from Old English fyxen inherited from *fuhsini affix from English fox.

Origin

English

fox

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