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swan

To walk somewhere, around somewhere in a slightly pompous fashion, based on how a Swan swims.
Swanning around a shopping precinct.

Last edited on Apr 12 2007. Submitted by Andrew Q. on Apr 12 2007.

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swang it

verb

spin a car around, do donuts
Last edited on Apr 24 2003. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 24 2003.

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swani or swany

verb

"can't believe it" or "declare". I heard the term used when I was growing up in the context of declaring disbelief that something was happening or took place, i.e. "I swani! Look at how that tree is growing?" or you would say something like, "Did you hear about Aunt Laura and her new boy friend eloping to South Carolina?" and the response would be, "I swani!" Also "I swan" in some parts of the U.S.
Last edited on Oct 20 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 20 2011.

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swank

adjective

attractive or stylish. Also swanky.
Those are some swanky shoes!
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Last edited on Sep 14 1997. Submitted by JB Chambers from New York, NY, USA on Sep 14 1997.

noun

miscellaneous things, typically given away free.
Channel Z has a bunch of swank they're giving away to the tenth caller.
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Last edited on Dec 14 1996. Submitted by Michael David from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Dec 14 1996.
stolen goods. Origin: is an old organized crime term.
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Last edited on Jan 02 2003. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 02 2003.

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swankalishious

the epitome of an extremely attractive female.
That is a swankalishious babe!
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Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by mari from Reston, VA, USA on Jan 31 2002.

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swanky

adjective used to show an interest in another person's article of clothing.
That's a swanky loookin' belt buckle you got there.

Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by Kyle Z. from Big Rapids, MI, USA on Oct 15 1997.

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swap

verb - ambitransitive

to move information between one's memory and some other source of information, e.g. a book. (These respectively correspond to "fast-access memory" and "slower storage" referred to in the "origin" section below.)

To keep something "swapped in" is to keep it fresh in one's memory. To "swap something out" is to write it down before you forget. To "have swapped something out" is to have forgotten it because - in theory - some other information overwrote it in one's brain.
I read the programming manual every few months to keep it swapped in.
Person, being interrupted while writing: Just a second, let me finish swapping this out.
Person A: Which order do the functional parameters go?

Person B: I swapped that out. Let me check the manual.
Shit, sorry Kevin, I had your name swapped out.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

notes

"Page in" and "page out" are synonymous with "swap in" and "swap out", respectively. Page in and page out do have additional meanings which are covered in those entries.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

origin

In computer speak, to move information from fast-access memory to a slower storage device, e.g. disk ("swap out") or the other way around ("swap in.")

This often refers to loading data from disk into memory as needed (swapping in) and writing the data back to disk when it is no longer needed (swapping out.)
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Last edited on Feb 17 2018. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.

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swapap

verb

to hit. Often spoken as a sound effect when playfully hitting a friend, especially when they do or say something stupid.
Imma Swapap yo ass!
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
Last edited on Apr 30 2013. Submitted by Mike Gebbie from Shelby, MI, USA on Dec 21 2002.

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swap in

verb - transitive

Details are available in the entry for swap. See also page in.
Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 11 2011.

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swap out

verb - transitive

Details are available in the entry for swap. See also page out.
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Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Sep 28 2009.