Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swipe right

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
swipe right
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To choose to accept something.

Informal

Etymology

In reference to Tinder (app), a software program for computer dating; users accept or reject potential matches by respectively swiping right or left on a touchscreen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swipes right (present, singular) swiping right (participle, present) swiped right (participle, past) swiped right (past)

Antonyms

swipe left

Questions

What does swipe right mean?
To choose to accept something.
Where does swipe right come from?
In reference to Tinder (app), a software program for computer dating; users accept or reject potential matches by respectively swiping right or left on a touchscreen.

How to pronounce swipe right

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