formal swap

noun

A social meal between two university societies (a swap) held at a formal hall; generally less associated with drinking games and rowdy behaviour.

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Meanings

nounformal swap (plural formal swaps)

plural formal swaps

  1. Cambridge University slangA social meal between two university societies (a swap) held at a formal hall; generally less associated with drinking games and rowdy behaviour.

Origin

From formal (hall) + swap.

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APA

formal swap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formal%20swap

MLA

“formal swap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formal%20swap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “formal swap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/formal%20swap.

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