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The story behind the Weird Word 'snollygoster'. ... This is another of that set of extroverted and fanciful words that originated in the fast-expanding United States of the nineteenth century (I see a snollygoster as a outsized individual with a carpetbag, flowered waistcoat, expansive demeanour and a large cigar).
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Definition of snollygoster in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of snollygoster. Pronunciation of snollygoster. Translations of snollygoster. snollygoster synonyms, snollygoster antonyms. Information about snollygoster in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... All content on this website,
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www.thefreedictionary.com/snollygoster
www.thefreedictionary.com/snollygoster
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A 19th century coinage, meaning a crooked and flamboyant politician. Later, in Maryland folklore, a monster half bird and half snake, that was used to frighten ex-slaves out of voting.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snollygo...
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Yep, What is SnollyGoster? It was mentioned in the television recently that makes people to google this word. Anyway, Snollygoster is a noun that describes a monster who eats children. The word Snollygoster also is used to describe politicians whos attitude like a Snollygoster.
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freeplug.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-is-snollygoster-mean...
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19th century American English. Possibly from snallygaster, a mythical beast that preys on poultry and children < possibly from Pennsylvania Dutch schnelle geeschter < German snēl, quick + geist, spirit. ... Singular; snollygoster...
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snollygoster
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/snollygoster
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This skill would be fun to try on a snivelard (a whiny person), and a snollygoster (an unprincipled politician). It will be a challenge to try on a snoutband. I am sure you know a few of them. A snoutband is a person who constantly interrupts a conversation to contradict you.
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hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Snool-a-Snivelard--Snollygoster...
hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Snool-a-Snivelard--Snollygoster-or-Snoutband
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Learn about a posteriori, a priori, denouement, fat finger dialing, fat fingers trap, knockoff numbers, google-ing, mind your p's and q's, and snollygoster. Fraud In Other Words: Professional Jargon and Uncensored Street Slang by Larry Adams ... Snollygoster (Snallygaster, Snallygoster); A clever, unscrupulous person.
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www.larry-adams.com/0209_article.htm
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snollygoster: Definition and Pronunciation ... World & News ... Find definitions for:
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www.factmonster.com/ipd/A0659506.html
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But before anybody gets too high and mighty about Merriam-Webster's excommunication of snollygoster, it probably bears repeating that languages are living things, not museum pieces. Dictionaries are snapshots from life, not idealized friezes.
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www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/09/24/DD...
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