Buffalo
Buffalo verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: in this debate I refuse to be buffaloed by a flurry of irrelevant issues
Nearby Word: buffaloed
Fox
Fox verb - To throw into a state of mental uncertainty.
Usage example: she won't be foxed by such telemarketing tricks
Nearby Word: foxy
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Seldom-Seen Species: Among others, a cape buffalo, fennec fox, gazelle, honey badger, kudu, oryx, snow leopard, wildebeest, and arctic shrew are all characters.
Source: Disney / Zootopia -
Pretty impressive considering Nick is a small fox con-artist standing up to the buffalo chief of police.
Source: Little "No" - Hug and Comment: When Fox manages to get back from Las Vegas, Collin runs to hug him... and states that he reeks like a decomposing buffalo.
Source: Webcomic / Friendly Hostility
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Fox and Buffalo. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffalo/fox
Buffalo & Fox. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffalo/fox>.
Fox or Buffalo. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffalo/fox.
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