swiftie
Syllables: Swift·ie/ˈswɪfti/US/ˈswɪft.i/
swiftie noun: someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast. Also the ellipsis of Tom Swiftie.
Noun (1)
swiftie (plural swifties)
- Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.
- Nils T. Granlund proved a swiftie for the local boys by scorching up the town with his fast work. Arriving Monday night (21), he placed under contract 15 girls from ‘Kid From Spain’ and ‘42nd St.,’ the following day for his new Paradise cafe, New York.1932 November 29, “Granlund’s Swiftie”, in Variety, volume 108, number 12, New York, N. Y.: Variety, Inc., page 55
- ‘He don't like coffee,’ Gregorius said. ‘He's a swifty. He moves fast. Good reflexes.’1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 52
- An alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly.
- Near-synonym: swift half
- A bar and clubhouse will be in place at Tallaght for the big kick-off in 2001. Until then there is a modest bar at the Morton Stadium, but Rovers fans tend to have a swiftie at various spots in town before heading to the match.2000 November, “Dublin”, in Peterjon Cresswell, Simon Evans, edited by Dan Goldstein, The Rough Guide to European Football: A Fans’ Handbook 2000–2001, London: Rough Guides Ltd, →ISBN, page 331
- A fraud or trick; an act of deception.
- Somebody, ’tis said, pulled a swiftie on our newest Amateur in this zone—2ASE. A marauding gent from a country area, whilst visiting, switched a wire or two behind a panel. Nowt blew up, but nowt ’appened it seems. 2ASE took it in good part and soon discovered the joker’s work.1951 January, “New South Wales: Eastern Suburbs”, in Amateur Radio, volume 19, number 1, Melbourne: Wireless Institute of Australia, page 16
- Synonyms:
- fast one, deception, imposition, hype, deceit, dupery, fiddle, fetch, hocus-pocus, jugglery
Noun (2) capitalized: Swiftie
Swiftie (plural Swifties)
- An enthusiastic fan of American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift.
- Today was the day, and it hadn't fully hit me till that very moment when the doors opened and I was rushing to the front of the stage and standing amongst the thousands of fellow Swifties.2012 April, Ina Esclamado, “Taylor Swift”, in Cord Music Magazine, page 26
- Even for devoted Swifties, it's hard to deny that her surrealist nightmare of a Grammy performance was a definite miscalculation.2013 February 14, Sean Keeley, “Grammys: the good, the bad and the ugly”, in The Heights, volume 94, number 8, Boston College, page B4
Also used as
swiftie is also the ellipsis of Tom Swiftie.
Examples of swiftie in a sentence
- Blanche Martin, the No. 1 fullback from Michigan State, and Don Maynard, a swiftie who spent one season with the Giants, may be the best the [New York] Titans have.1960 September 12, Roy Terrell, “The New Pros Open Up”, in Sports Illustrated, volume 13, number 11, Chicago, Ill.: Time Inc., page 34:
- Because [Wendell] Mottley is a swiftie who doesn’t wait, he blasted the first 200 in 21.5 and had the rest of the field lollygagging behind him.1965, John Kieran, Arthur Daley, The Story of the Olympic Games: 776 b.c. to 1964, Revised edition, Philadelphia and New York: J. B....
- ‘I thought we’d go to Cuba.’ He says it like he’s suggesting we go down the road to the local pub for a swiftie.2008, Carole Matthews, All You Need Is Love, London: Headline Review, →ISBN, page 79:
Synonyms of swiftie
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Forms of swiftie
| plural | swifties |
|---|---|
| alternative form | swifty |
| plural | Swifties |
| alternative form | Swifty |
Origin of swiftie
From swift + -ie.
From Swift + -ie.
Words formed from swiftie
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Questions about swiftie
- What does swiftie mean?
- Swiftie means someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.
- How do you use swiftie in a sentence?
- Blanche Martin, the No. 1 fullback from Michigan State, and Don Maynard, a swiftie who spent one season with the Giants, may be the best the [New York] Titans have.
- What part of speech is swiftie?
- Swiftie is a noun.
- How do you pronounce swiftie?
- Swiftie is pronounced /ˈswɪfti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of swiftie?
- The plural of swiftie is swifties.
Words near swiftie in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swiftie (page history and authors); Swiftie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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