schwing

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interjection

An exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.

“What a babe! Schwing!”

UncommonScrabble 16

Meanings

schwing1

interjection
  1. USslangAn exclamation of excitement or physical attraction.

    What a babe! Schwing!

Schwing2

proper nounSchwing (plural Schwings)

plural Schwings

Origin

The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a sword makes when drawn from a metal scabbard. Popularized by the Wayne's World sketch on the television show Saturday Night Live.

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Cite this entry
APA

schwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwing

MLA

“schwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schwing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schwing.

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