Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swack up

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swack- up
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lie; to deceive; to take in.

British usage; Dated

Etymology

UK c. 1860s. Used at Christ's Hospital School, Sussex.

Usage

British usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

swacks up (present, singular) swacking up (participle, present) swacked up (participle, past) swacked up (past)

Questions

What does swack up mean?: To lie; to deceive; to take in.
Where does swack up come from?: UK c. 1860s. Used at Christ's Hospital School, Sussex.

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