Switcheroo

//ˌswɪt͡ʃəˈɹuː// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sneaky, unexpected, or clever swap or exchange. Canada, US, informal

    "In a corporate merger, it is usually the big company that buys a smaller one. Last week Boston's up & coming Tracerlab, Inc. pulled a switcheroo. Tracerlab, which grossed only $1,700,000 last year, bought the much bigger ($8,000,000 gross) Kelley-Koett Mfg. Co."

  2. 2
    a sudden unexpected switch wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To swap or exchange surreptitiously. transitive, uncommon

    "Another day, the magic wind came and switcherooed Katie into a hairdresser named Sparkle."

Example

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"In a corporate merger, it is usually the big company that buys a smaller one. Last week Boston's up & coming Tracerlab, Inc. pulled a switcheroo. Tracerlab, which grossed only $1,700,000 last year, bought the much bigger ($8,000,000 gross) Kelley-Koett Mfg. Co."

Etymology

From switch + -eroo.

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