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swack up en · VERB

Etymology

UK c. 1860s. Used at Christ's Hospital School, Sussex.

Meanings

  1. (UK, dated, qualifier:school slang) To lie; to deceive; to take in.

Forms

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swacks up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
swacking up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swacked up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swacked up Tense=Past lexicographic

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