swiftie
/ˈswɪft.iː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Ellipsis of Tom Swiftie.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "‘He don't like coffee,’ Gregorius said. ‘He's a swifty. He moves fast. Good reflexes.’"
- "Blanche Martin, the No. 1 fullback from Michigan State, and Don Maynard, a swiftie who spent one season with the Giants, may be the best the [New York] Titans have."
- "Because [Wendell] Mottley is a swiftie who doesn’t wait, he blasted the first 200 in 21.5 and had the rest of the field lollygagging behind him."
- "Near-synonym: swift half"
- "A bar and clubhouse will be in place at Tallaght for the big kick-off in 2001. Until then there is a modest bar at the Morton Stadium, but Rovers fans tend to have a swiftie at various spots in town before heading to the match."
Etymology
From swift + -ie.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈswɪft.iː/
- British English: /ˈswɪfti/
Usage
- Informal
- British usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- Slang