Swiftie

Quick meaning: Swiftie is a noun meaning (informal) Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.

Meaning

(informal) Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.

More Meanings

1. (UK, Ireland, informal) An alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) A fraud or trick; an act of deception.
3. Ellipsis of Tom Swiftie.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: swift half

‘He don't like coffee,’ Gregorius said. ‘He's a swifty. He moves fast. Good reflexes.’

‘I thought we’d go to Cuba.’ He says it like he’s suggesting we go down the road to the local pub for a swiftie.

Because [Wendell] Mottley is a swiftie who doesn’t wait, he blasted the first 200 in 21.5 and had the rest of the field lollygagging behind him.

Word Forms

• swifties
• swifty

Synonyms for swiftie

Depending on context, synonyms include deception, deceit, dupery, fiddle, fetch, hocus-pocus.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include swifty, shimmier, shortie, skimmity, shorty, sylph.

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