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Swayze

Swayze proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Swayze (plural Swayzes)

  1. A surname.

Adjective

Swayze (not comparable)

  1. (US, slang) gone; dead
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Swayze.
    Synonyms:
    Audi 5000

Synonyms of Swayze

Forms of Swayze

pluralSwayzes

Origin of Swayze

The adjective sense “gone” is a reference to actor Patrick Swayze, who played a ghost in the romantic fantasy thriller Ghost (1990).

Questions about Swayze

What does Swayze mean?
Swayze means a surname.
What part of speech is Swayze?
Swayze can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Swayze in the dictionary

  1. Swayne
  2. Swayne's hartebeest
  3. Swaynes
  4. sways
  5. Swaythling
  6. Swayze
  7. Swayzes
  8. Swaz.
  9. Swazi
  10. Swazian
  11. Swaziland

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