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swing both ways

swing both ways verb: to be bisexual.

Verb

swing both ways (third-person singular simple present swings both ways, present participle swinging both ways, simple past and past participle swung both ways)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) To be bisexual.

Synonyms of swing both ways

Forms of swing both ways

third-person singular presentswings both ways
present participleswinging both ways
past participleswung both ways
pastswung both ways

Questions about swing both ways

What does swing both ways mean?
Swing both ways means to be bisexual.
What part of speech is swing both ways?
Swing both ways is a verb.
What is the past tense of swing both ways?
The past tense of swing both ways is swung both ways.

Words near swing both ways in the dictionary

  1. swing at anchor
  2. swing away
  3. swing back
  4. swing bin
  5. swing bins
  6. swing both ways
  7. swing bridge
  8. swing bridges
  9. swing by
  10. swing check valve
  11. swing check valves

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