A "carpetbagger." Somebody who will go to any lengths to achieve public office, regardless of party afiliation or platform.
by Jason June 26, 2003
One, especially a politician who is guided by personal advantage rather than by consistent, respectable principles.
The senator was a snollygoster of the highest order for the acceptance of unethical campaign contributions.
by Butte Buster August 11, 2009
by Anonymous July 27, 2003
A 19th century coinage, meaning a crooked and flamboyant politician. Later, in Maryland folklore, a monster half bird and half snake, that was used to frighten ex-slaves out of voting.
George W. Bush in only the latest in a long line of snollygosters who have occupied the White House.
by Old Baltimoron August 12, 2003
A mythical being within one, which takes the food you eat, leaving you still hungry. (In use in the 1920's to 1950s in Stratford Ontaria Canada)
by Tim Koehler December 1, 2003
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