slyboots

[ slahy-boots ]

/ ˈslaɪˌbuts /

an engagingly sly or mischievous person.

Origin of slyboots

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

sluter, slutty, sly, sly grog, sly-grog, slyboots, slyly, slype, slàinte mhath, sm, sm.

It was to this seat that Slyboots elevated himself by his own choice, and became the Kitchen Crow.

Last Words |Juliana Horatia Ewing
In a moment the fairy knights had cut away the gray network, and Slyboots joy fully shook his wings, now brighter than ever.

The Fairy Nightcaps |Frances Elizabeth Barrow
It was the fairy, Slyboots, the Queen's favorite messenger, and the most mischievous sprite in her dominions.

The Fairy Nightcaps |Frances Elizabeth Barrow
With his back against the rose-leaves, and his shield on guard, Slyboots waited for the fray.

The Fairy Nightcaps |Frances Elizabeth Barrow

At this, Slyboots rushed off in such a haste, and with such a wicked gleam in his eye, that I smelt mischief immediately.

The Fairy Nightcaps |Frances Elizabeth Barrow

slyboots

/ (ˈslaɪˌbuːts) /

(functioning as singular) a person who is sly