"Swiftie" meaning in All languages combined

See Swiftie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-Swiftie.ogg [Australia] Forms: Swifties [plural]
Etymology: From Swift + -ie. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|Swift|-ie}} Swift + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} Swiftie (plural Swifties)
  1. (slang) A fan of American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fans (people), Taylor Swift Synonyms: Swifty Related terms: Tom Swiftie
    Sense id: en-Swiftie-en-noun-cwLGJGAF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie

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