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formal swap

formal swap noun: a social meal between two university societies (a swap) held at a formal hall; generally less associated with drinking games and rowdy behaviour.

Noun

formal swap (plural formal swaps)

  1. (Cambridge University slang) A social meal between two university societies (a swap) held at a formal hall; generally less associated with drinking games and rowdy behaviour.

Forms of formal swap

pluralformal swaps

Origin of formal swap

From formal (hall) + swap.

Questions about formal swap

What does formal swap mean?
Formal swap means a social meal between two university societies (a swap) held at a formal hall; generally less associated with drinking games and rowdy behaviour.
What part of speech is formal swap?
Formal swap is a noun.
What is the plural of formal swap?
The plural of formal swap is formal swaps.

Words near formal swap in the dictionary

  1. formal sciences
  2. formal semantics
  3. formal sociology
  4. formal sum
  5. formal sums
  6. formal swap
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  8. formal system
  9. formal systems
  10. formal validities
  11. formal validity

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