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[Adjective] | "sly" | \ ˈslī \
1: wise in practical affairs
2: displaying cleverness : ingenious
3: clever in concealing one's aims or ends : furtive
Origin: 13th century ;
Middle English sleighe, sli, from Old Norse slœgr; akin to Old English slēan to strike {mat|slay|};
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[Adjective] | "sly"
1: clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means;
* e.g., " ... the movie pairs a sly, dissembling ex-con with an upstanding, straight-arrow cop "
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2: given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions;
* e.g., " ... why, you sly fellow! I had no idea you were planning my birthday party "
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[Noun] | "slyness"
1: skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means;
* e.g., " ... the slyness with which the FBI agent infiltrated the subversive organization without their knowledge was indeed impressive "
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(10) - Urban Dictionary
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# 1 - { sly:3759678 }
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[ "sly" ]
1: secretive, being very smooth or mischevious
* e.g., ... Wow Kelly you are one sly dog
# 2 - { sly:2072568 }
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[ "sly" ]
1: A slang term for a man who is more sexually attracted to other men than to women. It is not usually derogatory but it can be sometimes. It has the connotation of a gentleman who is educated and refined and who does not "broadcast" their orientation.
* e.g., ... "I don't think Chris wants to have sex with you Lauren - he's sly."
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[ "sly" ]
1: used by north western youths meaning something is shocking or nasty or behind someones back. Also it could be dishonest
* e.g., ... You took that munch from his bag? That's pure sly. = You stole that luncheon meal from his hold all? That is not very nice.
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[ "sly" ]
1: (adj.) A word used in select areas of northeastern parts of America that is used in place of "cool"
(adj.) A magical word sometimes used to describe a funny individual
(n.) A first cousin
* e.g., ... "The jungle is such a sly place to be at night."
"That guy's animation was so sly."
# 5 - { On the sly:3857486 }
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[ "On the sly" ]
1: To do something on the sly is doing something sneakily, like a ninja.
* e.g., ... "Check it out, I stole this on the sly."
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[ "Sly" ]
1: To do something cunningly, preferably without any one seeing, apart from your best mate to prove you did it
* e.g., ... "Hey Jo, see that girl there? Well we danced and she is now carrying my child!!!"
# 7 - { On Sly:2543446 }
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[ "On Sly" ]
1: Shorter, easier way of saying
* e.g., ... Chloe: aww look at you, you're well excited on sly!
[ "On Sly" ]
2: 'on the sly' meaning 'in secret' or 'not obviously'.
* e.g., ... Amy: I so am not!!
[ "On Sly" ]
3: Usually pronounced like 'ont sly' by people from the north of england.
# 8 - { no sly:3019736 }
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[ "no sly" ]
1: abbreviation for "No, seriously"
* e.g., ... I found the love of my life, no sly!
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[ "Sly" ]
1: so like when I'm imagining "sly" I just see a real slick looking dude just posted up against a suspicious building under a shadow.. zoom in and the fucker has a tooth pick in his mouth just so effortlessly sweet
* e.g., ... that nigga think he so sly but he's white so...
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[ "Sly" ]
1: today i heard my daughter sing She loves you. And i thought Shit, she knows, too.
* e.g., ... Sly
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