Definition of swishin'

swish

adjective

• fancy; sophisticated. UK slang.
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  • See more words with the same meaning: expensive, fancy, high quality.

  Last edited on Nov 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 06 2010.

noun

• an effeminate guy.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2009. Submitted by Tom L. on Jun 09 2009.

verb

• to walk effeminately.

  He swishes when he walks.

  Last edited on Jun 09 2009. Submitted by Tom L. on Jun 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
Pommy	Definitions include: Often shortened to just "pom".
flid	Definitions include: a very stupid or incompetent person.
bloke	Definitions include: man.
GROLIES	Definitions include: acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
punter	Definitions include: a customer of a prostitute; "john".
sh*te	Definitions include: a variant of the word shit, commonly used in the UK and Ireland, and playfully used in the United States.
char	Definitions include: tea.
wonger	Definitions include: Origin British, slang for money.
be ars*d	Definitions include: be bothered.
skive	Definitions include: to purposefully not attend school with no formal reason.
LOBNH	Definitions include: acronym for "lights on but nobody home", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
kit	Definitions include: the clothes a person is wearing; "outfit".
sh*t the bed	Definitions include: to perform poorly; "screw up".
CBA	Definitions include: acronym for "can't be arsed".
faff	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
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Other terms relating to 'expensive, fancy, high quality':
bourgee	Definitions include: "bourgeois".
lush	Definitions include: a person who drinks frequently.
shmancy	Definitions include: fancy.
booshi	Definitions include: misspelling of bourgee.
dolled up	Definitions include: fancily dressed.
pricey	Definitions include: expensive.
fancy-pants	Definitions include: upscale.
mint	Definitions include: attractive, usually applying to a male.
ritzy	Definitions include: fancy.
flash	Definitions include: meaning fancy, stunning or anything that looks extraordinarily good.
high-tone	Definitions include: refined; classy.
five-dollar word	Definitions include: a fancy word.
steep	Definitions include: expensive.
tony	Definitions include: upscale, elegant, luxurious.
spendy	Definitions include: expensive.
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Swish Alps, the	Definitions include: older slang for "West Hollywood"

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