Schlaufuchs

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German

Etymology

schlau +‎ Fuchs

Pronunciation

Noun

Schlaufuchs m (strong, genitive Schlaufuchses, plural Schlaufüchse, diminutive Schlaufüchslein n or Schlaufüchschen n, feminine Schlaufüchsin)

  1. literally 'sly fox', a cunning individual.
    • 1933, Doktoren, Katzen, Schwalben u. Spatzen, page 61:
      Dabei dachte der Schlaufuchs nur, daran, die versprochene Belohnung selbst einzustecken.
      The only thing the sly fox thought about was getting the promised reward himself.
    • 1973, Die Flüsse unter London Kriminalroman, page 10:
      Max überlegte. Trotz seiner Bullenbeißermanier war er ein Schlaufuchs; sonst hätte er es nicht so weit gebracht.
      Max thought about it. Despite his bullish mannerisms, he was a sly fox; otherwise he wouldn't have made it this far.
    • 2008, Im Himmel Tango Roman, page 159:
      Da bot sich Vicente, der mehr Ehrgeiz als Land besaß, ein Schlaufuchs und durch seine Heirat mit einer Lasalle legitimiert, als ideale Lösung an.
      That's when Vicente, who had more ambition than land, a sly fox and legitimized by his marriage to a Lasalle, presented himself as the ideal solution.
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