Swiftie
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast. informal
"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."
- 2 An enthusiastic fan of American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift. informal
"Today was the day, and it hadn't fully hit me till that very moment when the doors opened and I was rushing to the front of the stage and standing amongst the thousands of fellow Swifties."
- 3 Fan of Taylor Swift wordnet
- 4 An alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly. Ireland, UK, informal
"Near-synonym: swift half"
- 5 A fraud or trick; an act of deception. Australia, New-Zealand, slang
"Somebody, ’tis said, pulled a swiftie on our newest Amateur in this zone—2ASE. A marauding gent from a country area, whilst visiting, switched a wire or two behind a panel. Nowt blew up, but nowt ’appened it seems. 2ASE took it in good part and soon discovered the joker’s work."
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- 6 Ellipsis of Tom Swiftie. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From swift + -ie.
From Swift + -ie.
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