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   swish

   /swɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. move with a hissing or rushing sound: "a car swished by"
   • ▪ cause to move with a hissing or rushing sound: "a girl came in, swishing her long skirts"
   • ▪ aim a swinging blow at something: "he swished at a bramble with a piece of stick"
   • 2. sink (a shot) without the ball touching the backboard or rim.

   noun

   • 1. a hissing or rustling sound: "he could hear the swish of a distant car"
   • ▪ a rapid swinging movement: "the cow gave a swish of its tail"
   • 2. a shot that goes through the basket without touching the backboard or rim. informal
   • 3. a gay man, especially one with an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner. offensive US

   adjective

   • 1. impressively smart and fashionable: British "dinner at a swish hotel"
   • 2. (of a gay man) having an ostentatiously affected, flamboyant, or feminine manner. offensive US

   Word Origin mid 18th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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