superfox

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

super +‎ fox (attractive person), since 1970s.

Noun[edit]

superfox (plural superfoxes)

  1. (slang) A highly physically attractive individual.
    • 1973, Ballance, Bill, The Bill Ballance hip handbook of nifty moves ... and how to cope in situations of utter copelessness[1], Los Angeles, Nash Pub, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC:
      A beautiful woman will always be desired by all men, and, consequently, she herself will desire all men. So as a wife, an authentic superfox is more trouble than she’s worth.
    • 1975 September 4, Johnson Publishing Company, Jet[2], Johnson Publishing Company:
      There is an older "superfox" of a songstress who is going with a young handsome singer who is just about the same age as her married daughter.
    • 1986, Harper, Elaine, Homecoming[3], New York: Silhouette Books, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      And of course, Tracy’s real motive for going to the dance was to get better acquainted with that superfox older guy, Quentin Pierce.
    • 2012, Dave Hill, Tasteful nudes--and other misguided attempts at personal growth and validation[4], 1st ed. edition, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC:
      Todd was right — Sheila was a weirdo, if by weirdo you mean exotic superfox that I was now officially hell-bent on making my own.

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