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Definition of "swizz" [swizz]

  • (informal) a swindle, disappointment (noun)
  • To swindle. (verb)

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Use "swizz" in a sentence
  • "Well, that's not exactly what the redtops claim and, besides, if you really want to take on the myth of feral youth, it's a bit of a swizz to start with 11-year-olds."
  • "But at the same time, this doesn't look like the society we live in, so it's a bit of a swizz: it doesn't mirror life, it propagandises."
  • "There is still a good half term to go in the school year, and the summer will be a very short one (only five and a half weeks, which is a right swizz)."