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outfox

[out-foks] /ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
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verb (used with object)
1.
to outwit; outsmart; outmaneuver:
Politics is often the art of knowing how to outfox the opposition.
Origin of outfox
1960-1965
First recorded in 1960-65; out- + fox
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outfox

/ˌaʊtˈfɒks/
verb
1.
(transitive) to surpass in guile or cunning
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for outfox
v.

"outwit," 1939, from out + fox (q.v.). Related: Outfoxed; outfoxing.

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outfox

verb

To outwit; outsmart; fox (1962+)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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