Definition of Slyboots

1. Noun. A shifty deceptive person.

Exact synonyms: Dodger, Fox
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Derivative terms: Dodge, Fox, Foxy

Definition of Slyboots

1. n. A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person.

Definition of Slyboots

1. Noun. (chiefly British) A person who is clever or shrewd, especially one who is stealthy, manipulative, and rather charming. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Slyboots

1. a sly person [n SLYBOOTS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slyboots

sluttiest
sluttily
sluttiness
slutting
sluttish
sluttishly
sluttishness
sluttishnesses
slutty
sly
sly-boot
sly-boots
sly as a fox
sly fox
slyboot
slyboots (current term)
slyer
slyest
slyish
slyke
slyly
slyness
slynesses
slype
slypes
smFRET
smac 25
smack
smack-dab
smack dab

Literary usage of Slyboots

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literature of that by William Forsell Kirby (1895)
"... r or slyboots slyboots. (KREUTZWALD.) IN the days of the son of Kalev there reigned a very rich king of Kungla, who gave a great feast to his subjects ..."

2. Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay by Fanny Burney (1842)
"... Head-quarters—Military Discipline—Captain Crop—Dr. Delap—Mr. Murphy—slyboots—Cross-examination —The Bishop of Winchester—Return to Streatham—Illness of ..."

3. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon i.e. Alexandre Le'on Valle'e, Léon Vallée, Alois Leonhard Brandl (1899)
"... of charming daughters, As the black wolf shuns the sheepfold, As the hawk neglects the chickens." slyboots. ..."

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