You are such a snollygoster
I love words. I love learning and using new words. And I especially love unique and weird words. Here’s a new one I came across today.
Snollygoster |snol-ee-gos-ter|
noun Slang.
a clever, unscrupulous person.
Origin:
1855–60; origin uncertain
1855–60; origin uncertain
(obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician
Etymology:
19th-century American English. Possibly from snallygaster, a mythical beast that preys on poultry and children, possibly from Pennsylvania German schnelle geeschter, from German schnell, quick + geist, spirit.
19th-century American English. Possibly from snallygaster, a mythical beast that preys on poultry and children, possibly from Pennsylvania German schnelle geeschter, from German schnell, quick + geist, spirit.
And, when you Google Image Search that word, you get this (among other things, of course):
Snollygoster!
