Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsvixenvix‧en /ˈvɪksən/ noun [countable] 1 HBAa female fox2 BAD-TEMPERED literary an offensive word for a woman who is bad-tempered or who fightsOrigin vixen (1500-1600) fixen “vixen” ((15-18 centuries)), from Old English fyxe “vixen”, from fox ldoceonline.com