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parlor snake

A deceitful and promiscuous man who calls on naive women and carries out most of his dealings in the parlor of the women in question. Somewhat like a snake in the grass. Seen primarily in fiction of the pre-World War I era.
I don't know why she even sees him! He is a complete parlor snake!
by jfw1926 November 25, 2013
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