SPECIAL EDITION OF THE B.O. WORD OF THE DAY
(Because this one is just too good to pass by!)
snollygoster \snol-ee-gos-ter\, noun:
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1. A clever, unscrupulous person
2. One, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.
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The B.O. is nothing more than a snollygoster of the worst ilk!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Perhaps alteration of snallygaster, a mythical beast said to prey on poultry and children, perhaps from Pennsylvania Dutch schnelle geeschter : Middle High German snēl, quick (from Old High German) + Middle High German geist, spirit (from Old High German).
Perhaps alteration of snallygaster, a mythical beast said to prey on poultry and children, perhaps from Pennsylvania Dutch schnelle geeschter : Middle High German snēl, quick (from Old High German) + Middle High German geist, spirit (from Old High German).
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