"swack-up" meaning in All languages combined

See swack-up on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: swack-ups [plural]
Etymology: UK c. 1860s. Used at Christ's Hospital School, Sussex. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swack-up (plural swack-ups)
  1. (dated, British, school slang) A lie; a falsehood. Wikipedia link: Christ's Hospital Tags: British, dated
    Sense id: en-swack-up-en-noun-Zw65Oy36 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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