Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK)A person who is clever or shrewd, especially one who is stealthy, manipulative, and rather charming.

    Schlawiner, Schlitzohr

More definitions
  • a shifty deceptive person

Translations

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Origin

From sly + boots.

From sly + boots.

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Forms

plural: slyboots

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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