Snollygoster : (a) a shrewd person (b) cultured (c) transporter (d) humorist 10.

I figured since every gasbag from the president to the Grand Poobah of Putterville has recently delivered their State of the Union, State of the State, State of the City and State of the Snollygoster speeches, why shouldn't I?

Coming soon is the annual State of the Union speech, followed rapidly by dozens of gasbags givin' State of the State, State of the City, State of the Snollygoster and state-of-whatever speeches.

IT'S a dictionary that took about 50 years to complete, and the final volume arrives just in time for the 2012 US presidential election with words such as snollygoster , a southern US term for a self-promoting politician.

The word " snollygoster ", meaning a shrewd, unprincipled person, has been applied to politicians.

Why call your MP a dishonest politician when you could call him a snollygoster ?

Snollygoster A shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician It first appeared in English in a newspaper in Kentucky in the US, in 1846, but could have come from the German phrase schnelle geister or "quick spirit".

Words like " snollygoster ," which means "a dishonest politician".

WHAT would you do if you were having problems with a temulent snollygoster ?

Just call him a blatherskite or even a snollygoster in reply.

He writes, "After 30 years of occasionally saving lives, I learned that by writing and speaking, I can do more good for more citizens, while tolerating far fewer medical-political snollygosters ."