swishy

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adjective

Producing a swishing sound.

“a long, swishy dress”

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Meanings

adjectiveswishy (comparative swishier, superlative swishiest)

comparative swishier · superlative swishiest

  1. Producing a swishing sound.

    a long, swishy dress

  2. UKSwish; fancy, posh, impressive.
  3. informalEffeminate; gay

    And quit flouncing that rifle around like a swishy fag, wiggling the dressed ranks on my parade ground. Hear me, Private Driggers?

    2002, Bill Barry, Honor Clean, page 2

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveresembling a sustained ‘sh’ or soft whistle

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From swish + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with swishy

fishyrishidishyfishy wishylisheysplishy
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APA

swishy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishy

MLA

“swishy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swishy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swishy.

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