slyboots

English

noun

Definitions

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

Etymology

Compound from English sly + English boots.

Origin

English

boots

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

boots English
bossyboots English
sliness English
sly English
slyish English
slyly English
slyness English
unsly English
buutsi Finnish
бутса Russian
ブーツ Japanese
sly Middle English
slei Welsh
buza Maltese