"swifty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swifties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} swifty (plural swifties)
  1. Alternative form of Tom Swifty. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Tom Swifty
    Sense id: en-swifty-en-noun-wdjlOeSn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. Alternative form of swiftie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swiftie
    Sense id: en-swifty-en-noun-p5kmEw67

Inflected forms

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