swish

noun

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Pronunciation: /swɪʃ/

Etymology: From noun, imitative of the sound

sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.
“This restaurant looks very swish — it even has linen tablecloths.”
“All the shabby railway buildings in front of the station concourse have either been removed or transformed into a shopping complex and swish homes.”
Attractive, stylish
“When the boys go swish, they always score”
“The Saints, who started the day third in the table, went marching on thanks to their own swish play and some staggering defending by the visitors.”
Effeminate.

Etymology: From noun, imitative of the sound

A hissing or whistling sound of something travelling quickly through the air.
“"Just like parade it had been a minute before then stumble, bang, swish! Wiped out!" he said.”

Etymology: From noun, imitative of the sound

A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction.
A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail.
“As she trotted down the white path, each swish of her tail sent petals dancing through the air, falling where the bride would walk.”
A sound of liquid flowing, especially inside a container.
“There were four or five men in the vault already, and I could hear more coming down the passage, and guessed from their heavy footsteps that they were carrying burdens. There was a sound, too, of dumping kegs down on the ground, with a swish of liquor inside them, and then the noise of casks being moved.”
A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
A successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
A rapid or careless attacking stroke by the batter.
An effeminate male homosexual.
“"Fairies, nances, swishes, fags, lezzes — call 'em what you please — should of course be permitted to earn honest livings […]”
Effeminacy, effeminate or homosexual demeanor.
“He got a little swish downriver.”
An improvised alcoholic drink made by fermenting whatever ingredients are available.

Etymology: From noun, imitative of the sound

To make a rustling sound while moving.
“The cane swishes.”
“In the stern of the low-laden canoe his paddle swished steadily and powerfully, with thrust of straight, stiff upper arm backed by a twisting swing of the body from the waist, and with every stroke the little craft leaped as if a giant hand had shoved her forward.”
To flourish with a swishing sound.
“to swish a cane back and forth”
“And backward and forward he swish'd his long tail / As a gentleman swishes his cane.”
To flog; to lash.
“After Virginia came the twins, who were usually called "the Star and Stripes", as they were always getting swished.”
“Doctor Wordsworth and assistants would swish that error out of him in a way that need not here be mentioned.”
To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
To mince or otherwise to behave in an effeminate manner.
“I shall not swish; I'll merely act limp-wristed.”
“Therefore, I couldn't imagine the men I would be attracted to attracted in turn to someone who was effeminate. Ergo, I'd better not swish — not if I wanted the kind of sexual partners I thought I did.”
To cause a liquid to move around in a container, or in one's mouth.
“Swish the mouthwash around the mouth and between the teeth for one minute.”