Foxy as an Adjective

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Foxy as an Adjective It’s probably my favorite way to describe someone who’s sexy (however it stems further than just appearance), but still, like, why foxy? Why the fox? There are a multitude of other animals that one could refer to as ‘attractive’. Comparing a man to a stag would be a compliment, inferring that he’s powerful and majestic, and while it is very scarcely used in the context of ‘He’s a stag/stag-like’, there’s no ‘stagly’ (honestly I would enjoy being called that). For females, cat’s are a good comparative animal when describe attractive appearances, so how come catty means to be hurtful, rather than to be sexy. I don’t even know why this interests me so much, like, why does this even matter, but I’m going to keep writing. Now, foxes are playful and sly, but so are cats. So maybe it’s all about the fact that foxes are very gender neutral creature. Both male and female foxes look similar, and no matter what they’re gender, when personified they would be described using the same adjectives, sexy, sly, secretive and playful. So maybe it’s because it could be used for anyone of any gender acting this way that it stuck. Honestly I’m overanalyzing this but it’s still interesting to me. Thanks for reading, it must have taken a lot of patience to sit through that and I don’t think I really discovered anything groundbreaking. I could have kept going and maybe would have achieved some sort of enlightenment through this discussion with myself, but it’s time to stop. So, what are your favorite words to describe someone who’s sexy? How liberally do you apply the term to people? What do you have to add to this analysis? Let me know, down below, and thanks for

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