"swizz" meaning in English

See swizz in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: swizzes [plural]
Etymology: Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c. Etymology templates: {{C.|20}} 20th c. Head templates: {{en-noun}} swizz (plural swizzes)
  1. (British, informal) A swindle, con. Tags: British, informal Translations (a swindle): измама (izmama) [feminine] (Bulgarian), разочарование (razočarovanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), entourloupe (French), arnaque [feminine] (French), csalás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-swizz-en-noun-5j~-e4FN Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swiz

Verb

Forms: swizzes [present, singular, third-person], swizzing [participle, present], swizzed [participle, past], swizzed [past]
Etymology: Possible alteration of swindle, early 20th c. Etymology templates: {{C.|20}} 20th c. Head templates: {{en-verb}} swizz (third-person singular simple present swizzes, present participle swizzing, simple past and past participle swizzed)
  1. (UK, informal, transitive, intransitive) To swindle. Tags: UK, informal, intransitive, transitive Derived forms: swizzer Translations (to swindle): entourlouper (French), arnaquer [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-swizz-en-verb-RRuIUww2 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swiz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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