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SWIZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swiz mean? 

SWIZ (noun)
  The noun SWIZ has 1 sense:

1. British slang for a swindleplay

  Familiarity information: SWIZ used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWIZ (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

British slang for a swindle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("swiz" is a kind of...):

cheat; rig; swindle (the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Domain usage:

argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))


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