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swiftboating

swiftboating noun: the act of attacking or discrediting a public figure or political candidate using relentless, often unfair, misleading, or unsubstantiated allegations. Also the present participle and gerund of swiftboat.

Noun

swiftboating (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory) The act of attacking or discrediting a public figure or political candidate using relentless, often unfair, misleading, or unsubstantiated allegations.

Also used as

swiftboating is also the present participle and gerund of swiftboat.

Forms of swiftboating

alternative formswift boating
alternative formswift-boating

Questions about swiftboating

What does swiftboating mean?
Swiftboating means the act of attacking or discrediting a public figure or political candidate using relentless, often unfair, misleading, or unsubstantiated allegations.
What part of speech is swiftboating?
Swiftboating is a noun.

Words near swiftboating in the dictionary

  1. swift-handedness
  2. swift-thinking
  3. Swift-Tuttle
  4. swiftboat
  5. swiftboated
  6. swiftboating
  7. swiftboats
  8. Swiftdom
  9. swiften
  10. swiftened
  11. swiftening

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