An old word revived: Snollygoster

[canetoad]

During deliberations over new words to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary, under consideration is the word SNOLLYGOSTER.

But while technology may be the driving force behind much linguistic innovation, arguably the best word on the list is from the 19th century: snollygoster. The words means a ''shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician''. It was first recorded in 1855 and fell out of use, before being re-introduced during British election coverage this year.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/snollygoster-vies-for-a-place-in-the-oxford-20091230-ljxo.html

I love it.

[MineralMan]

1. Oh, balderdash!

Nobody uses that word any more.

[canetoad]

2. So who's the biggest snollygoster

you can think of?

Lieberman?

[damntexdem]

3. I loved it even before I saw its definition.

Now it MUST be used!

[TexasObserver]

4. I like it.

It's so much nicer than "scum sucker."