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swizz

swizz noun: a swindle, con.

Noun

swizz (plural swizzes)

  1. (UK, informal) A swindle, con.
    • That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz.

Verb

swizz (third-person singular simple present swizzes, present participle swizzing, simple past and past participle swizzed)

  1. (UK, informal, intransitive, transitive) To swindle.

Forms of swizz

Noun
pluralswizzes
alternative formswiz
Verb
third-person singular presentswizzes
present participleswizzing
past participleswizzed
pastswizzed

Origin of swizz

Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c.

Words formed from swizz

Questions about swizz

What does swizz mean?
Swizz means a swindle, con.
What part of speech is swizz?
Swizz can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of swizz?
The plural of swizz is swizzes.

Words near swizz in the dictionary

  1. swiving
  2. swivings
  3. swivvet
  4. swivvets
  5. swiz
  6. swizz
  7. swizzed
  8. Swizzer
  9. Swizzerland
  10. Swizzers
  11. swizzes

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