 The words "fox" and "foxy" have become slang in English-speaking societies for an individual (most often female) with sex appeal.The word "vixen", which is normally the common name for a female fox, is also used to describe an attractive woman—although, in the case of humans, "vixen" tends to imply that the woman in question has a few nasty qualities.The word "shenanigan" (a deceitful confidence trick, or mischief) is considered to be derived from the Irish expression "sionnachuighim", meaning ""I play the fox"."