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sly boots
sly·boots
/
ˈslaɪˌbuts
/
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[
slahy
-boots
]
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noun
(
used with a singular verb
)
an engagingly sly or mischievous person.
Origin:
1690–1700;
sly
+
boots
(plural of
boot
1
), used metonymically; cf.
boots
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slyboots
(ˈslaɪˌbuːts)
—
pl n
(
functioning as singular
) a person who is sly
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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