slyboots


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sly·boots

 (slī′bo͞ots′)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) Informal
A sly person.
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slyboots

(ˈslaɪˌbuːts)
pl n
(functioning as singular) a person who is sly
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sly•boots

(ˈslaɪˌbuts)

n. (used with a sing. v.)
an engagingly sly or mischievous person.
[1690–1700]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slyboots - a shifty deceptive personslyboots - a shifty deceptive person    
dodger, fox
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
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Translations

slyboots

[ˈslaɪˌbuːts] NSING → taimado/a m/f
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slyboots

n pl <-boots> (inf) → Schlauberger(in) m(f) (inf, hum)
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