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"Producing a swishing sound."
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"Swish; fancy, posh, impressive."
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"(British) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive."
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"ref": "2002, Bill Barry, Honor Clean, page 2",
"text": "And quit flouncing that rifle around like a swishy fag, wiggling the dressed ranks on my parade ground. Hear me, Private Driggers?",
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"Effeminate; gay"
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"(informal, of a man) Effeminate; gay"
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"(British) Swish; fancy, posh, impressive."
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