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swivelly en · ADJ

Etymology

From swivel + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) With a swivelling motion.
   • Restless, he spun the chair around - it was one of those swivelly office chairs that are brilliant for spinning... 2003, Tim Kennemore, Sabine:
   • Henry seen dat boy talkin at you, de one wit a head as swivelly as a owl's. Seen him teachin you games. Seen you understands. 2008, Tricia Dower, Silent girl: stories:
   • ...Elvis, the truck driver with the curvy, vampy pout, the lady-killer revered for the kind of swivelly hips that once we admired only in ladies. 1984, Robert Duncan, The noise: notes from a rock 'n' roll era:

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