silver fox

noun

plural silver foxes also silver fox
1
: a genetically determined color phase of the common red fox in which the fur is black tipped with white
2
plural silver foxes : an attractive middle-aged man having mostly gray or white hair
… George Clooney will perennially be the sexiest silver fox alive, despite distinguished competition from Steve Carrell, Dermot Mulroney, Richard Gere and John Slattery.Alex Apatoff

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Amal and George Clooney George Clooney returned to his silver fox status dressed in a dapper tux alongside wife Amal who commanded the carpet in a white Tamara Ralph Haute Couture gown dripping in pearls. Brittany Talarico, People.com, 9 June 2025 George Clooney was back to his silver fox status Sunday for the 2025 Tony Awards. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025 Amid the chaos of the Pittsburgh emergency room where bodily fluids ruin budding med students' scrubs and doctors cut off their ankle monitors, Jesse Van Horn, a silver fox nurse with a nose ring has been infiltrating our screens — and the internet has taken notice. Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025 George Clooney has officially traded in his silver fox look for a dramatic new change. Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silver fox

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of silver fox was circa 1758

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“Silver fox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20fox. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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silver fox

noun
: a color form of the common red fox in which the pelt is black tipped with white

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