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theidolhands.livejournal.com2015-06-07 07:51 am
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Sunday Word: Snollygoster
snol·ly·gos·ter [snŏl′ē-gästə(r)]:
origin: [1900's] Pennsylvania Dutch → High German; snallygaster= mythical creature that attacks poultry and children.
noun
A person more interested in personal gain than the cause or principles they claim to represent -- an amoral person using shrewdness to gain trust; a con man.
origin: [1900's] Pennsylvania Dutch → High German; snallygaster= mythical creature that attacks poultry and children.
noun
A person more interested in personal gain than the cause or principles they claim to represent -- an amoral person using shrewdness to gain trust; a con man.