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Snollygoster: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Snollygoster noun. A clever but unprincipled person, especially a politician out only for personal gain.
How to say it
SNOL-ee-gos-tuh/ˈsnɒlɪˌɡɒstə/
4 syllables, stressed on the first (SNOL).
Snollygoster in a sentence
The election brought out every snollygoster with a rosette and a promise.
He's a snollygoster who'd sell his own slogan to the other side.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- schemer
- opportunist
- shyster
- rogue
Where snollygoster comes from
American, from the mid-1800s, of uncertain origin.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
He's a _____ who'd sell his own slogan to the other side.
- gumption
- snollygoster
- hullabaloo
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snollygoster: He's a snollygoster who'd sell his own slogan to the other side.