foxery

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noun

cunning behavior; trickery; deceit

OriginMiddle English foxerie →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounfoxery (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecunning behavior; trickery; deceit

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfoxerie
  2. Englishfoxery

From Middle English foxerie, equivalent to fox + -ery.

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APA

foxery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxery

MLA

“foxery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxery. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foxery,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foxery.

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