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slyboots

slyboots

9.9
A person who uses clever, playful tricks to get what they want
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : astuto
  • Everyone knows Jeremy is a bit of a slyboots—always finding ways to get what he wants.

Examples

  • My brother is such a slyboots when it comes to pranks.

  • She smiled knowingly, suspecting the slyboots had rearranged the files to hide his mistake.

  • You have to watch out for slyboots like her in these negotiations.

  • Don't trust that slyboots!

  • Everyone knows Jeremy is a bit of a slyboots—always finding ways to get what he wants.

  • You have to watch out for slyboots like her in these negotiations.

  • My brother is such a slyboots when it comes to pranks.

Synonyms

sneak
vsslyboots
  • Offensive
75 6.1

A person who secretly tells adults or police about things other people do wrong

is more about playful tricking than silent informing
weasel
vsslyboots
  • Offensive
64 7.9

A person who is sneaky and dishonest, often trying to trick others

is more playful and secretive rather than openly treacherous
fox
vsslyboots
  • Offensive
47 7.6

A person who is clever and often dishonest or tricky

is more playful and less broadly untrustworthy
slickster
vsslyboots
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who seems friendly but tricks others to get what they want

is less smooth and more secretive in tricking people
sly fox
vsslyboots
1 6.1

A person who is clever and uses tricks to get what they want

is more playful and secretive rather than seriously focused

Antonyms

honest
∞ 1.0

Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying

straightforward
51 3.6

Someone who is honest and direct, not hiding anything

How Sly

con artist
40 4.8
sly fox
1 6.1
slyboots
  • Archaic
9.9
schemer
  • Offensive
9 7.0

Surface Forms

slyboots singular
slybootses plural
slybootses plural

Morphology

slyboots = sly + boots (transparent) = sly + boots

The meaning is directly derived from 'sly' + an informal ornamental element 'boots', so a learner knowing 'sly' can infer 'a sly person'.

Etymology

Slyboots comes from sly ('clever in a secret or tricky way') and boots, a 'playful nickname' used to tease someone. The picture of a 'clever person in boots' makes it a teasing name for someone who uses tricks, so a slyboots is a person who is sly or likes to use tricks.