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schwing

schwing interjection: an exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.

Interjection

  1. (US, slang) An exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.
    • What a babe! Schwing!

Proper noun capitalized: Schwing

Schwing (plural Schwings)

  1. A surname.

Forms of schwing

pluralSchwings

Origin of schwing

The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a sword makes when drawn from a metal scabbard. Popularized by the Wayne's World sketch on the television show Saturday Night Live.

Questions about schwing

What does schwing mean?
Schwing means an exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.
What part of speech is schwing?
Schwing can be an interjection or a proper noun.

Words near schwing in the dictionary

  1. Schwimmers
  2. Schwind
  3. Schwinds
  4. Schwindt
  5. Schwindts
  6. schwing
  7. Schwinger effect
  8. schwingmoor
  9. schwingmoors
  10. Schwings
  11. Schwinn

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