swizz

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noun

A swindle, con.

“That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz.”

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Meanings

nounswizz (plural swizzes)

plural swizzes · alternative swiz

  1. UKinformalA swindle, con.

    That packet only had ten sweets in it; what a swizz.

verbswizz (third-person singular simple present swizzes, present participle swizzing, simple past and past participle swizzed)

present singular third person swizzes · participle present swizzing · participle past swizzed · past swizzed · alternative swiz

  1. UKinformalintransitivetransitiveTo swindle.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
swindleswizzle

Origin

Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c.

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Translations

Bulgarian измама, разочарование
  • измама (izmama)a swindle
  • разочарование (razočarovanie)a swindle
French entourloupe, arnaque
  • entourloupea swindle
  • arnaquea swindle
  • entourlouperto swindle
  • arnaquerto swindle
Hungarian csalás
  • csalása swindle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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