(chiefly, British) A person who is clever or shrewd, especially one who is stealthy, manipulative, and rather charming.
All we gotta do is tell a little white lie. Just go with it. [dials phone] Is this the Grant-a-Dream Foundation? My son Chris is dying! Holy crap, no! Oh, my God! That was the lie. Oh, you slyboots.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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