fox in the box

noun

A player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.

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Meanings

noun
  1. UKinformalball gamesA player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.

    Fox in the box is like just a sharp, y'know, like nippy kinda player, scores the goals but don't do much else just a fox in the box. They just score goals close by, few tap ins.

    2023 July 13, First We Feast, 20:14 from the start, in Harry Kane Takes One For the Team While Eating Spicy Wings, spoken by Harry Kane
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APA

fox in the box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fox%20in%20the%20box

MLA

“fox in the box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fox%20in%20the%20box. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fox in the box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fox%20in%20the%20box.

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