slyboots

[ slahy-boots ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. an engagingly sly or mischievous person.

slyboots

/ ˈslaɪˌbuːts /

plural noun

1. functioning as singular a person who is sly

Word History and Origins

Origin of slyboots¹

1690–1700; sly + boots (plural of boot ¹ ), used metonymically; boots

Example Sentences

If Slyboots had eaten tit-bits in moderation, he might be sitting on the poker to this day.

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And I hope you will next introduce a grandson to me, young slyboots.

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"A clever person like yourself can easily correct that" (she, the slyboots, was thinking of something else).

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It was to this seat that Slyboots elevated himself by his own choice, and became the Kitchen Crow.

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He became a member of the family, and received the name of Slyboots, for reasons with which it is unnecessary to trouble you.

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