shysty
adj.— «i’ll leave the actual collecting to shysty business men who take advantage of everyone they can.» —“why i quit collecting before i got started. hhhrrmmpphh!” by mlkst22@vms.cis.pitt.edu Usenet: rec.arts.comics.misc Mar. 29, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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