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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