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swivvet

swivvet is the alternative form of swivet.

Meaning of swivet

Noun

swivet (plural swivets)

  1. A state or condition of haste, flutter; extreme discomposure or distress; irritation, exasperation, annoyance.
    • "Theo wasn't perfect either - buried a son, divorced a wife, never learned to drive, plagued by swivets." ("The Nerve" by Lee Henderson appearing in The Walrus July/August 2009)

Forms of swivvet

pluralswivvets

Questions about swivvet

What is swivvet the alternative form of?
Swivvet is the alternative form of swivet.

Words near swivvet in the dictionary

  1. swives
  2. swivet
  3. swivets
  4. swiving
  5. swivings
  6. swivvet
  7. swivvets
  8. swiz
  9. swizz
  10. swizzed
  11. Swizzer

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