SLYBOOTS

dodger, fox, slyboots

(noun) a shifty deceptive person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

slyboots (plural slyboots)

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

Synonyms

• artful dodger, con artist, operator, rogue

Source: Wiktionary


Sly"boots`, n.

Definition: A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person. Slyboots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. Goldsmith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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