verb
General Slang
foxing
· verb · prison
Faking sleep or unconsciousness to dodge something.
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Pretending to be asleep, knocked out, or otherwise unaware — usually to avoid a cell search, a fight, a count, or an unwanted visitor. The fox plays dead. In prisons it's also used when an inmate fakes out after a kicking so the screws think it's worse than it is.
“He's foxing, guv — give him a prod, he was wide awake a minute ago.”
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foxing In A Sentence
He's foxing, guv — give him a prod, he was wide awake a minute ago.
Origin & Usage
From the fox's well-known 'playing dead' trick. In English slang since at least the 18th century; carried into prison and military use.
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