"swarry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swarries [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swarry (plural swarries)
  1. (UK, eye dialect, archaic) A soiree. Tags: UK, archaic, pronunciation-spelling

Inflected forms

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