Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swedey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swedey
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Etymology

Blend of swede + Sweeney, the latter being Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd) for the Flying Squad, and the former a reference to agriculture, since the investigators were drawn from rural police forces.

Usage

Inflected Forms

the Swedey (canonical) Sweedy (alternative)

Questions

What does swedey mean?: The Operation Countryman team, who led an investigation into police corruption in London, England in the late 1970s.
Where does swedey come from?: Blend of swede + Sweeney, the latter being Cockney rhyming slang (Sweeney Todd) for the Flying Squad, and the former a reference to agriculture, since the investigators were drawn from rural police forces.

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