Swizz

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A swindle, con. British, informal

    "That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz."

Verb
  1. 1
    To swindle. UK, informal, intransitive, transitive

Synonyms

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swindleswindleswindleswizzle

Example

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"That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz."

Etymology

Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c.

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