slyboots

/ˈslaɪ.buːts/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈslaɪ.buːts/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈslī-ˌbüts How to pronounce slyboots (audio)/ (ame, mw)

slyboots — noun

  • slybootssingular
  • slybootsesplural

1. someone who hides what they really mean and tries to get an advantage in a cleve

1.名詞C2
釋義

someone who hides what they really mean and tries to get an advantage in a clever, dishonest way.

例句

When Mila hid the tickets in her sleeve, Grandpa called her a slyboots.

call someone a slyboots

The slyboots smiled and changed the subject before anyone asked about the money.

secretive behaviour before a direct question

同義詞
  • schemer

    more strongly negative and often suggests a longer plan for gain

  • trickster

    emphasizes playful or clever deceit rather than secrecy alone

  • fox

    can sound more admiring, stressing cleverness more than dishonesty

  • sneak

    focuses more on secretive, unpleasant behaviour than clever planning

反義詞

文法句型

a slyboots

call someone a slyboots

用法筆記

Usually a playful or mildly disapproving label, not a formal description. Speakers use it for someone who hides a plan, keeps others guessing, or wins by being cleverly indirect.

常見錯誤

❌He is shy, so he is a slyboots.
✅He is shy, but he is not a slyboots.
💡'slyboots' suggests hidden trickiness, not simple quietness.
❌That puzzle is a slyboots.
✅That puzzle is tricky.
💡'slyboots' is used for a person, not for a thing or situation.