slyboots

sly·boots

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [slahy-boots]
- /ˈslaɪˌbuts/
- /ˈslaɪ.buːts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [slahy-boots]
- /ˈslaɪˌbuts/

Definitions of slyboots word

noun slyboots an engagingly sly or mischievous person. 1
noun plural slyboots a person who is sly 0
noun slyboots a person who is clever or crafty in an appealing or engaging way 0

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Origin of slyboots

First appearance:

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

1690-1700; sly + boots (plural of boot1), used metonymically; cf. boots

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Parts of speech for Slyboots

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slyboots

slyboots popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

slyboots usage trend in Literature

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