☆ (theidolhands) wrote in 1word1day,
☆
theidolhands
1word1day
  • Mood: accomplished

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.
Tags: dutch, german, noun, s, wordsmith: theidolhands
Subscribe

  • Sunday Word: Interlocutor

    interlocutor[in-ter- lok-y uh-ter] noun: 1 one who takes part in dialogue or conversation 2 the performer in a minstrel show who is placed…

  • Wednesday Word: Déraciné

    Déraciné - noun or adjective. You may know déraciné as the title of a video game, but this French word can also be used as an adjective or noun.…

  • Wednesday Word: Prothalamion

    I'm running behind this week, so I'll just share this neat word that's also a few day's late for Valentine's :-) prothalamion •…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    Comments allowed for members only

    Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal

    switch
    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    Help
  • 4 comments