swooses

Noun

swoose (plural swooses or sweese)

1. (informal) An animal cross between a swan and a goose, especially one produced from a male swan and a female goose.
   • A bird prodigy of evil and hybrid character is the despair of a Norfolk farmer. It rejoices in the name of the “swoose”, a portmanteau word indicating its origin, for its father was a swan and its mother a goose. This ill-assorted pair had three children — three “sweese”.1920 July 13, Daily Mail

   Synonyms:

   gwan

2. (informal) A person or thing sharing the characteristics of two otherwise separate groups; a hybrid (also see Swoose)
   • The associate in arts or A.A. degree, another "swoose," has quickly established itself as the community college degree in a degree-obsessed nation.1970 Dec, James J. Zigerell, “The Community College in Search of an Identity”, in The Journal of Higher Education, volume 41, number 9, pages 701–712
3. (slang) A stupid person.
   • Much public interest is evinced in these queer birds and nowadays when an ill-tempered husband rouses his wife to the point of retaliation, she gives vent to her feelings in the culminating insult: “You swoose!”1920 September 5, Wisconsin State Journal

   Synonyms:

   goose

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