swiftie

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈswɪfti/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast. informal
    — Nils T. Granlund proved a swiftie for the local boys by scorching up the town with his fast work. Arriving Monday night (21), he placed under contract 15 girls from ‘Kid From Spain’ and ‘42nd St.,’ the following day for his new Paradise cafe, New York.
  2. An alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly. Ireland,UK,informal
    — Near-synonym: swift half
  3. A fraud or trick; an act of deception. Australia,New-Zealand,slang
    — Somebody, ’tis said, pulled a swiftie on our newest Amateur in this zone—2ASE. A marauding gent from a country area, whilst visiting, switched a wire or two behind a panel. Nowt blew up, but nowt ’appened it seems. 2ASE took it in good part and soon discovered the joker’s work.
  4. Ellipsis of Tom Swiftie. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

swifties plural swifty alternative

词源

From swift + -ie.
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