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switchy

/ˈswɪt͡ʃi/

switchy adjective: having a whisking or wagging motion.

Adjective

switchy (comparative more switchy or switchier, superlative most switchy or switchiest)

  1. (colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
    • And now, perhaps, her switchy tail
      Hangs on a barn-door, from a nail1812, William Coombe, The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque
  2. (slang) Versatile; not exclusively a top or a bottom, or inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
    • I'm switchier than my boyfriend; I'm fine with either topping or bottoming, whereas he's only comfortable with bottoming.
    Synonyms:
    versatile, vers

Noun

switchy (plural switchies)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A Glock switch.
    • Yeah, this shit gettin wicked now
      Hit his ass with the switchy now
      My net worth 'bout a ticket now
      I ain't never put my glizzy down2023 September 18, “It’s Nothing / Spiritual Outro” (track 15, 0:20 from the start), in Summrs (lyrics), What We Didn’t Have

Synonyms of switchy

Forms of switchy

Adjective
comparativemore switchy
comparativeswitchier
superlativemost switchy
superlativeswitchiest
Noun
pluralswitchies

Origin of switchy

From switch + -y.

Words that rhyme with switchy

Questions about switchy

What does switchy mean?
Switchy means having a whisking or wagging motion.
What part of speech is switchy?
Switchy can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce switchy?
Switchy is pronounced /ˈswɪt͡ʃi/.

Words near switchy in the dictionary

  1. switchroom
  2. switchrooms
  3. switcht
  4. switchtender
  5. switchtenders
  6. switchy
  7. switchyard
  8. switchyards
  9. swith
  10. swither
  11. swithered

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