victoriousvocabulary: SLYBOOTS  [noun]  an engagingly sly or mischievous person. Etymology: from Middle English sly, sley < Old Norse slœgr, “sly, cunning” + boots (from Middle English bote), used metonymically to mean “person”. [Tina Furesz]

victoriousvocabulary: SLYBOOTS  [noun]  an engagingly sly or mischievous person. Etymology: from Middle English sly, sley < Old Norse slœgr, “sly, cunning” + boots (from Middle English bote), used metonymically to mean “person”. [Tina Furesz]

tags: ,

from: https://yindy.tumblr.com/post/152823494388