ContextWord · Ages 11-18 · In use
foxer
Québec slang for skipping class or school without a good reason.
We foxed math class and went to the dépanneur.
For parents and educators
Skipping now and then is a familiar teen move. A pattern of skipped classes is worth a calm talk about what is going on at school.
Where it came from
A long-standing Québec word, linked to the old English expression to fox for playing hooky.
Also heard as
foxer l'école, foxer un cours, foxage