silver fox en · NOUN
Meanings
- A melanistic red fox (Vulpes vulpes) with silver to black fur.
- A domestic rabbit of a rare breed with silvery-black fur.
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(colloquial) An attractive person who has graying hair.
It’s more useful as a gender neutral term, saving the hassle of constant translation – Milf to Dilf, cougar to silver fox, mutton dressed up as lamb to beef dressed up as veal.
2023 August 10, Zoe Williams, “Ripped, hot and in your 50s? You are now, officially, ‘beekeeping age’”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:My surprise visitor was Marcus, arriving early for the party. In tow he had a mean silver fox, a curator who was programming an encyclopedic exhibition of the anti-epoch to which Marcus and I belonged at a major museum.
2020, Emily Segal, Mercury Retrograde, New York: Deluge Books, →ISBN:
- (colloquial, especially) An attractive person who has graying hair. ▸ An attractive man with graying hair.
- (colloquial) An attractive person who has graying hair. ▸ An attractive woman with graying hair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| silver foxes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
platinum blonde · golden girl · silver vixen
Deriveds
Hypernyms
person · fox · fox · person · person · fox
Relateds
silverback · silver-haired · silvery-haired · stone-cold fox
Synonyms
Translations (15)
niv ӿерф (melanistic fox) · ga sionnach geal (melanistic fox) · ja ギンギツネ (melanistic fox) · de Silberfuchs (melanistic fox) · vo largentarenar (melanistic fox) · aht deltʼuutsʼi (melanistic fox) · fr renard argenté (melanistic fox) · ru чернобу́рка (melanistic fox) · pl lis srebrny (melanistic fox) · sv silverräv (melanistic fox) · de Silberfüchsin (melanistic fox) · ro vulpe argintie (melanistic fox) · cmn 銀狐 /银狐 (melanistic fox) · es zorro plateado (melanistic fox) · ru чёрно-бу́рая лиса́ (melanistic fox)