foxing
noun1
Media, Printing, Publishing The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
2
A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
3
Crafty or wily behavior.
- "Here, wake up!" cried Silas. "None of your foxin'! Wake up! D'ye hear?" He shook him roughly by the shoulder, but the boy still slumbered on.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
4
Slang Pretending to be asleep or unconscious.