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snollygoster

[ snol-ee-gos-ter ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a clever, unscrupulous person.


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of snollygoster1

First recorded in 1845–50; origin uncertain
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Example Sentences

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In his social media posts, he loves to sprinkle in a few 25-cent words such as “farrago†or even “snollygoster.â€

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And who might the lexicographers have had in mind a month ago when they reported that they added back to the dictionary the word “snollygoster, ‘a shrewd & unprincipled person, especially an unprincipled politician’ �

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Imagine my delight yesterday when I caught sight of 'snollygoster', my adopted rare word from Save The 51³Ô¹Ïs, in the Fiver – used in a perfectly good sentence no less.

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I believe that the word "snollygoster" is a degeneration of this expression .

A Georgia editor kindly explains that 'a snollygoster is a fellow who wants office regardless of party, platform or principles and who, whenever he wins, gets there by the sheer force of monumental talknothical assumnacy.'

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