'Snollygoster', a word for "an unprincipled but shrewd person," might derive from the word 'snallygaster', which is used to describe a mythical creature from rural Maryland that is half reptile and half bird.
Etymology. 19th-century American English. Possibly from snallygaster, a mythical beast that preys on poultry and children; possibly from Pennsylvania German schnelle geeschter, from German schnell (“quick”) + Geist (“spirit”).
Definition - an unprincipled but shrewd person.
: to talk idly : chatter, prate, twaddle. twattle.
Snollygoster “a clever, unscrupulous person,” is an American slang term that first appears in print in 1845 in Marion County, Indiana.
adjective. bum·fuz·zled ˈbəm-ˌfə-zəld. US, informal. : in a state of bewilderment : confused or perplexed. Elliott seemed a little bumfuzzled by the negativity, saying he had received a lot of offers of various kinds of help for the ballpark.
noun. a fool or simpleton; ninny.
slang. : to trick or deceive (someone) : bamboozle, hoax. … trying to avoid getting hornswoggled by advertising claims …
crap·u·lence. ˈkrapyələn(t)s. plural -s. archaic : sickness occasioned by intemperance (as in food or drink) : great intemperance especially in drinking.
slang foolish talk; nonsense.
: a captious critic : faultfinder.
ˈsləbə(r)də̇ˌgəlyən, -dēˌg- chiefly dialectal. : a dirty rascal : scoundrel, wretch.
So the next time you're confused, bamboozled, perplexed, bewildered, puzzled, or befuddled, you can say that something is bumfuzzling you.
Noun. scobberlotcher (plural scobberlotchers) An idle person.
noun. : an innocuously inept and futile person in public office.
Definition - askew, awry, kitty-corner. Cattywampus is a variant of catawampus, another example of grand 19th century American slang. In addition to “askew” catawampus may refer to “an imaginary fierce wild animal,” or may mean “savage, destructive.”
noun. cat·a·wam·pus. plural -es. dialectal. : an imaginary fierce wild animal : bogey.
Other long lost swear words he includes are ninnycock, jackanapes and ninnyhammer. There is also jade, punk, drab, hackney, rascal, varlet, sucker, cockscomb, woodcock, lubber, whoremonger and minx.
: Nemophilist: a person who loves or is fond of woods or forests.
Meaning of catawampus in English
going badly, awkwardly, or in the wrong direction: The script is spoiled by its catawampus rhythms and its lack of consistency and plausibility. I didn't need this, especially on a morning when everything else had already started out going cattywampus. Fewer examples.
The full definition was: "A group of homeless or vagrant young people, generally living by begging in cities, and characterized by rough clothes, matted, often dreadlocked hair, and an unkempt appearance.
blind, unable to see.
: a weak or cowardly man.
Definitions of mumpsimus. a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable. “he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen”
Perhaps being "whopper jawed" meant having a large jaw, which would be an unattractive look for a girl. Thus, it would be a way of saying "you look ugly".