snollygoster
noun
snol·ly·gos·ter
| \ ˈsnä-lē-ˌgä-stər
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Definition of snollygoster
US dialect
: a shrewd, unprincipled person
Truman and Acheson seasoned their correspondence with perceptive comments about the major figures of the day. Truman lamented that Dwight Eisenhower had given in to congressional "snollygosters"—unprincipled politicians.— Orme Wilson
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