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Swatting

noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.

    "This […] evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes."

  2. 2
    The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location. US, slang

    "Swatting started in the combative world of online gaming. It was a way to terrorize someone more famous, get even with a rival or retaliate against someone with different political views."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of swat form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From swat + -ing.

Etymology 2

From swat + -ing.

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