Swazz
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 curl or spin added when striking a ball hard informal, uncountable
"The Croatian controls on his chest before hitting a left-footed volley which swerves and moves in the air but ultimately drifts wide of the far post. "It didn't have quite enough swazz on it," says Wilkins. I believe that's a technical term."
- 1 to play [the ball] with swazz informal
"Kvitova sends her wide on the second serve to save the first and then coolly swazzes a forehand down the line."
Synonyms
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More examples"The Croatian controls on his chest before hitting a left-footed volley which swerves and moves in the air but ultimately drifts wide of the far post. "It didn't have quite enough swazz on it," says Wilkins. I believe that's a technical term."
Etymology
Compare phonestheme sw- in e.g. sway, sweep, swerve, swoop.
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