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1. A sly, crafty person. He purposefully presents himself as a buffoon during negotiations to hide that fact that he's a shrewd, calculating fox. That fox is trying to weasel her way out of a jail sentence with an elaborate defense strategy. Mom, why would you give that fox money? You know his cockamamie schemes never pan out!
2. slang Someone who is very sexually attractive. Did you see that blonde bombshell at the other end of the bar? Wow, what a fox! My new math professor is a total fox. All the girls in our class have a huge crush on him. She's a real fox, so why exactly would she talk to dorks like us?
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fox

n. an attractive girl or young woman. Man, who was that fox I saw you with?
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