sneaking notion

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

To have a sneaking notion for a lady, is to have a timid or concealed affection for her.


Well, I always used to have a sort of a sneakin' notion of Mary Stallins.--Maj. Jones's Courtship, p. 11.

An army such as me would fright the devil--

What are ye giggling at? Can't ye be civil?

There--that's well done; now I've a sneaking notion--

When I git hum--I'll git some grand promotion.--D. Humphreys, The Yankee in England, p. 102.

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