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