Meanings
verbswashbuckle (third-person singular simple present swashbuckles, present participle swashbuckling, simple past and past participle swashbuckled)
present singular third person swashbuckles · participle present swashbuckling · participle past swashbuckled · past swashbuckled
Origin
A humorous back-formation from swashbuckler or swashbuckling.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
swashbuckle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swashbuckle
MLA
“swashbuckle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swashbuckle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swashbuckle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swashbuckle.
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