"Swissie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈswɪsi/ [UK] Forms: Swissies [plural]
Etymology: From Swiss + -ie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Swiss|ie}} Swiss + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} Swissie (plural Swissies)
  1. (colloquial, usually depreciative) A Swiss person. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Swissie-en-noun-xRNGhHSb
  2. (colloquial) A Swiss mountain dog. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Swissie-en-noun-QffWySkz
  3. (colloquial) The Swiss franc. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Swissie-en-noun-kIiEuu1h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 24 51 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 23 22 56

Inflected forms

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