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Definition of Slyboots
1. Noun. A shifty deceptive person.
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
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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