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  • adverb In a swishy manner.

Etymologies

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swishy +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • There I sat, legs crossed swishily (did I mention my pinstripe pants are low-shag corduroys?) beneath big rectangular lights.

    October 4th, 2005 2005

  • There are verbs like “mince” or “castrate” (used metaphorically) that express an unjust hatred, the prejudice-born hostility of the user, loaded with scorn for the faggot who walks so swishily, the bitch who reacts so touchily, but “rape” does not sit with them.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • There are verbs like “mince” or “castrate” (used metaphorically) that express an unjust hatred, the prejudice-born hostility of the user, loaded with scorn for the faggot who walks so swishily, the bitch who reacts so touchily, but “rape” does not sit with them.

    On Profanity: 1 Hal Duncan 2009

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