swotty

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adjective

Studious; being a swot; nerdy.

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Meanings

adjectiveswotty (comparative swottier, superlative swottiest)

comparative swottier · superlative swottiest

  1. UKslangStudious; being a swot; nerdy.

    According to [Tony] Buzan, orthodox forms of note-taking don't stick in the head because they employ only the left brain, the swotty side, leaving our right brain, like many creative types, kicking its heels on the sofa, watching trash TV and waiting for a job offer that never comes.

    2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

From swot + -y.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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