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Snollygoster and Other Poems
Snollygoster is full of lyrical images - smiles like roses, horses in wardrobes and man-eating puddings, as well as Snollygoster himself. This collection comprises both new poems, and a selection from "Secrets", which won the Signal award.
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Granite: Published ... in the Interests of the Producer, ...
You will not find the name “Snollygoster” in the-dictionary or in any of the many
encyclopedias, for the reason, I presume, that the authors of the former could find
no synonym for the Word, and to give a complete description of all the peculiar ...
Joe Allenquickly looked downand scanned thelist thatwasstill inhishand. “
Snollygoster!” heyelled into Tucker's face. Tucker tooka step forward. “What
didyou call me?” “Snollygoster,” JoeAllen repeated defiantly. “I called you a
snollygoster.
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Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and ...
Even less familiar than boodler these days is the fantastical coinage snollygoster.
This word was popularized almost singlehandedly by a Georgia Democrat
named H. J. W. Ham, who traveled around the country during the 1890s with a
stump ...
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If Christ Came to Congress
So the old fashioned people retired, shaking their heads and muttering their
disapproval and discontent, and left the field undisturbed to the enthusiastic
followers of the great and only Snollygoster. It was necessary for him to spend
large sums ...
Milford Wriarson Howard,
1894
Sangsue stepped toward Shilpit, who retreated past Snollygoster toward the door
. “Frankly, these land deals your city manager and city council are pulling really
stink. And, I think its time the press in this town grew some testicles and quit ...
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Totally Weird and Wonderful Words
snollygoster [snah-lee-gahs-ter] a dishonest politician, especially a shrewd or
calculating one. A connection has been proposed between this word and
snallygaster, a mythical monster of Maryland, invented to frighten freed slaves.
However ...
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North Carolina University Magazine
Hon. H. W. J. Ham, of Georgia, the Southern orator and humorist, lectured in the
Chapel, Saturday evening, November 11, on the "Snolly- goster in Politics." He
defined snollygoster as " a man who has always been running for office, but
never ...
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The Official Librarian: Bessy's Back!
“No, I'm not touchy. Any normal human being wouldn't be as impolite as you've
been Snollygoster. If you want to talk about peculiar names, why don't you 'start
with your own?” “You think you're something special, don't you, Bessy Beebody?
And when he did look over his shoulder, he saw the same horrible face that had
confronted Whizlet but could also see that it belonged to a snollygoster standing
in a slippery-looking green pulpit with a pink canopy over the top that made it ...
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5 Weird Search Terms You Used, You Snollygoster
Today's insult is “Snollygoster,” a term meaning a selfish person who seeks their own gain at the cost of others–especially a selfish politician. Oh man, we hope ... «CBS Local, 七月 15»
David Leyonhjelm swears at satirical protest group outside windfarm …
Ye satanic windmills are verily heathen science bequeathed by snollygosters that fail to honour the old ways and displeaseth the coal gods,” it said. Conor, an ... «The Guardian, 六月 15»
LETTERS for May 21 issue
A "snollygoster" is a person, usually a politician, who is guided by personal benefit rather than the common good. It's an unscrupulous person who is shrewd ... «Lahaina News, 五月 15»
Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa calls Councilmembers White, Hokama …
A “snollygoster” is a person, usually a politician, who is guided by personal benefit rather than the common good. It's an unscrupulous person who is shrewd ... «MauiTime Weekly, 五月 15»
What's on your mind?: Social Security, justice and crucifixion
Wisconsin's snollygoster-in-chief can now run around and tell a whole new audience the same lies and garbage he has inflicted on state residents for four years. «The Sheboygan Press, 三月 15»
Redding Utility Oversight Committee Disbanded During a Tea Party …
(Snollygoster is defined as “one, especially a politician, who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principals.”) Redding ... «A News Cafe, 二月 15»
New Scrabble words, new Scrabble rules
Words keep going extinct and retiring from use (when was the last time you encountered a “snollygoster”?) and if we don't want the social security system for ... «Washington Post, 八月 14»
"I, Too, Am Harvard" Showcases Blackness at Harvard
... questioning affirmative action (http://www.thecrimson.com/column/the-snollygoster/article/2012/11/2/Siskind-affirmative-action/) along with other discussions of ... «Harvard Crimson, 三月 14»
Parliament no place for 'snollygoster'
Cape Town -. Is “snollygoster” unparliamentary language? It turns out it is, and DA MP Pieter van Dalen had to withdraw his accusation that Agriculture Minister ... «Independent Online, 三月 14»
13 Wonderful Old English Words We Should Still Be Using Today
Snollygoster (n): “A shrewed, unprincipled person, especially a politician.” Example: Many consider Chris Christie a snollygoster after the Bridgegate scandal. 3. «Business Insider Australia, 二月 14»