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one swell foop en · NOUN
Meanings
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Spoonerism of one fell swoop.
If I can’t quite see how to do it all in one swell foop, I fall back on the principles of lazy programming: [...]
2014, Michael Friendly, Advanced Logo: A Language for Learning, Psychology Press, Section 9.6.1:You have to pull it in, in one swell foop!.
1988, Ralph Zumbro, Tank Sergeant, Pocket Books, page 114:Only one meal a week is required, thus doing away, at one swell foop, with cooks, scullions, stewards, butlers, waiters and other tip-extractors.
1902, The Elwinkle Company, “Beesum: The New Battle Creek Bellytimber!“ (advertisement), The Philistine vol. 15 no. 3, The Society of Philistines