swish (swɪʃ
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Definitions
verb
- to move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling or hissing sound
- (intr) (esp of fabrics) to rustle
- (tr) slang rare to whip; flog
- (tr) foll by off to cut with a swishing blow
noun
- a hissing or rustling sound or movement
- a rod for flogging or a blow from such a rod
- US slang an effeminate male homosexual
- a W African building material composed of mortar and mud or laterite, or more recently of cement and earth
adjective
- informal mainly British fashionable; smart
- US slang effeminate and homosexual
Alternative Forms
ˈswisher noun ˈswishing adjective ˈswishingly adverb Word Origin
C18: of imitative origin
Synonyms
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smart,
grand,
posh,
exclusive,
elegant,
swell,
fashionable,
sumptuous,
ritzy,
de luxe,
plush or plushy
