Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fox in the box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.51 in modern English

Syllables: fox in the box
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Fox in the box is like just a sharp, y'know, like nippy kinda player, scores the goals but don't do much else just a fox in the box. They just score goals close by, few tap ins."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Questions

What does fox in the box mean?: A player with good finishing and movement inside the penalty area; a poacher.

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