Definitions For Snollygoster
Noun
SNOLLYGOSTER (plural SNOLLYGOSTERs) (slang, obsolete) A shrewd person not guided by principles, especially a politician.Translations
Japanese: ずる賢い人(ずるがしこいひと, zurugashikoi hito)Etymology
19th-century American English. Possibly from snallygaster, a mythical beast that preys on poultry and children; possibly from {{der, en, pdc, , schnelle geeschter}}, from German schnell, , quick + Geist, , spirit. Largely obsolete, it briefly resurfaced in 2009 in Britain as part of a debate over MPs' expenses.{{cite-book, author=Elizabeth Knowles, title=How to Read a Word, date=2010-10-28, publisher=OUP Oxford, page=65, pageurl=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2fC4zDMu0gC&pg=PA65&dq=snollygoster&hl=&cd=9&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=snollygoster&f=false, isbn=978-0-19-957489-6}}Is Snollygoster a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19
The word Snollygoster is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends