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swingy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈswɪŋi/

Etymology

From swing + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Having a swinging motion.
   • the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando 2007, The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78:
   • Which is not to say that a long rope of pearls is the obvious solution—too long and too swingy and you risk looking like you're on your way to a costume party dressed as a flapper. 2011, Karen Karbo, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, page 169:
2. (informal) Characteristic of swing music.
   • Fly has a swingy rhythm and some swell guitar work in its instrumental interludes. 1942, Billboard, volume 54, number 15:
3. (informal) Having many swing voters.
   • […] redrawing the congressional maps to add at least slightly more Republican votes to the potentially swingy districts of freshmen […] 2013, Larry J. Sabato, Barack Obama and the New America:
   • The more than 2 million ballots that remained uncounted on election night are down to 6,037 votes in Lake County, a small but swingy region north of the San Francisco Bay area. 2018 July 6, David Weigel, “The votes from California’s primary are finally in. Here’s what we learned.”, in The Washington Post:
4. (of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
5. Inconsistent in performance.
6. Variable in mood; liable to having mood swings.

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