foxie

English

Etymology

From fox +‎ -ie.

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Noun

foxie (plural foxies)

  1. (childish) Diminutive of fox.
  2. (Australia, New Zealand) A fox terrier.
    • 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 21:
      He was a spare fellow, eager as a foxie, with the remains of a good profile and some remnants of grey curl.

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