"swing that way" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: swings that way [present, singular, third-person], swinging that way [participle, present], swung that way [participle, past], swung that way [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|swing<,,swung> that way}} swing that way (third-person singular simple present swings that way, present participle swinging that way, simple past and past participle swung that way)
  1. (euphemistic) To be homosexual. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): LGBTQ Coordinate_terms: swing both ways
    Sense id: en-swing_that_way-en-verb-FF4F8E9B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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            "Sex",
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            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
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        "To be homosexual."
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          "homosexual",
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        "(euphemistic) To be homosexual."
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swung that way",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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        "en:LGBTQ"
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        "To be homosexual."
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        "(euphemistic) To be homosexual."
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