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swallie

swallie is the alternative form of swally.

Meaning of swally

Noun

swally (plural swallies)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) The act of swallowing.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A throat or gullet.
  3. (Scotland, informal) A drink or gulp.
    • I flung over my box and he asked if I wanted a "swally" of the South African wine bottle he held up before me.1987, Agnes Owens, Like Birds in the Wilderness
  4. (Scotland, informal) A drinking session.
    • They are the one that will keep the party going, take you on to a good late night swally and if you're lucky, hook you up with some afters.2017 December 15, Jules Boyle, “Roasters you always meet in Glasgow over Christmas”, in Glasgow Live

See all 5 meanings of swally

Forms of swallie

Noun
pluralswallies
Verb
third-person singular presentswallies
present participleswallying
past participleswallied
pastswallied

Questions about swallie

What is swallie the alternative form of?
Swallie is the alternative form of swally.

Words near swallie in the dictionary

  1. swallers
  2. swallet
  3. swallets
  4. Swalley
  5. Swalleys
  6. swallie
  7. swallies
  8. swallow
  9. swallow a bitter pill
  10. swallow dive
  11. swallow dives

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