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switchy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈswɪt͡ʃi/

Etymology

From switch + -y.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
    • And now, perhaps, her switchy tail Hangs on a barn-door, from a nail 1812, William Coombe, The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque:
  2. (slang) Versatile; not exclusively a top or a bottom, or inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
    • I'm switchier than my boyfriend; I'm fine with either topping or bottoming, whereas he's only comfortable with bottoming.

Forms

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more switchy Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most switchy Degree=Sup lexicographic
switchier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
switchiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Synonyms

versatile · vers

switchy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈswɪt͡ʃi/

Etymology

From switch + -y.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang) A Glock switch.
    • Yeah, this shit gettin wicked now Hit his ass with the switchy now My net worth 'bout a ticket now I ain't never put my glizzy down 2023 September 18, “It’s Nothing / Spiritual Outro” (track 15, 0:20 from the start), in Summrs (lyrics), What We Didn’t Have:

Forms

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switchies Number=Plur lexicographic