vixen
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- noun
- /ˈvɪksən/
- Offensive
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- This vixen, this minx.
- a sexy vixen
- a little vixen
- a conniving vixen
Examples
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She acted pretty jealous when she felt like it, and quite the vixen, too.
Fiction book (1990) -
If you weren't a wicked, nasty vixen, you never would have mentioned it.
Fiction book (1994) -
You really are the vixen.
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Bet you are, you little vixen.
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Ooh, Miss Vixen, I'm scared of you.
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I'll bet you have, you little vixen.
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"I'm a tricky little vixen.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Well, it's about time," the vixen sighed, relieved.
Fiction book (2001) -
What a vixen!
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Everyone in the office knows she's a real vixen, always stirring up trouble with her sharp tongue.
Synonyms
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A cruel greedy woman who treats others badly
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A woman who is often angry and mean to other people
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A cruel woman who treats people very badly
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A woman who is very cruel to other people
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8.9
A woman who is fierce, frightening, and tries to control others
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A woman in stories or films who uses charm and looks to attract and influence others
How Spiteful
- Offensive
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- Slur
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vixen was later used for a woman with a 'spiteful' or fierce temper because people compared such women to a female fox, seen as clever and fierce. That's why calling someone a vixen suggests she has a sharp temper or causes trouble.