slyboots
noun[ C ]
UKold-fashionedinformaluk /ˈslaɪ.buːts/ us /ˈslaɪ.buːts/pluralslyboots
a person who avoids showing or telling other people what he or she is thinking or intending: 行动诡秘的人；滑头
[ as form of address ]You old slyboots! Why didn't you tell us about your new girlfriend?你这个老滑头！为什么不跟我们提你的新女友？
Synonym
fox(CLEVER PERSON)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Secrecy and privacy
anonymity
anonymization
anonymize
anonymous
anonymously
cryptography
data protection
dead men tell no talesidiom
dissimulate
dissimulation
official secret
on the quietidiom
privacy
privacy settings
private
under wrapsidiom
undisclosed
unrevealed
unsourced
unstated
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