Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

swizz en · NOUN

Etymology

Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal) A swindle, con.
    • That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swiz alternative lexicographic
swizzes Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (5)

hu csalás (a swindle) · bg разочарование (a swindle) · bg измама (a swindle) · fr arnaque (a swindle) · fr entourloupe (a swindle)

swizz en · VERB

Etymology

Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c.

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal, intransitive, transitive) To swindle.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
swiz alternative lexicographic
swizzed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swizzed Tense=Past lexicographic
swizzing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
swizzes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

swizzer

Translations (2)

fr arnaquer (to swindle) · fr entourlouper (to swindle)