SWIZZ

Meaning of SWIZZ in English

(also swiz ) / swɪz; NAmE / noun

[ usually sing. ] ( BrE , informal ) something unfair or disappointing :

What a swizz!

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: abbreviation of swizzle , of the same meaning.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

SWIZZ — noun see swiz
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWIZZ — n. disappointment; swindle (also swiz)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWIZZ — (also swiz ) ■ noun Brit. informal an instance of being mildly cheated or disappointed. Origin early 20th cent.: abbrev. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWIZZ — swizz /swɪz/ BrE AmE noun British English spoken [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: swizzle 'a swizz' (20-21 centuries) , perhaps …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWIZZ — n. (also swiz) (pl. swizzes) Brit. colloq. 1 something unfair or disappointing. 2 a swindle. [abbr. of SWIZZLE(2)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWIZZ — n. (also swiz) (pl. swizzes) Brit. colloq. 1 something unfair or disappointing. 2 a swindle. [ abbr. of SWIZZLE(2) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWIZZ — n. (also swiz) (pl. swizzes) Brit. colloq. 1. something unfair or disappointing. 2 a swindle. Etymology: abbr. of SWIZZLE(2)
Oxford English vocab
SWIZZ — Noun. A swindle. {Informal}
Slang English vocab
SWIZZ — noun надувательство
Dirty English-Russian vocab
DIGGIDY-SWIZZ — a way to say something was truly cool, great, or exciting. Example: Man, did you see that girl? She was …
Slang English vocab
SWIZ — noun or swizz ˈswiz ( plural swizzes ) Etymology: origin unknown Britain : swindle
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWIZ — n. disappointment; swindle (also swizz)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWIZZLE — ~ 1 ■ noun a mixed alcoholic drink, especially a frothy one of rum or gin and bitters. ■ verb …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWIZ — swiz, swizz BrE AmE swɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWIZ — ➡ swizz
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWIZZLE — n. Brit. colloq. = SWIZZ. [20th c.: prob. alt. of SWINDLE]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWIZZLE — n. Brit. colloq. = SWIZZ. [ 20th c.: prob. alt. of SWINDLE ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWIZZLE — 1. n. & v. colloq. --n. a mixed alcoholic drink esp. of rum or gin and bitters made frothy. --v.tr. …
Oxford English vocab
SWIZ — swizz, swizzle [noun] [U] [UK] [slang] - (used esp. by children) something that is disappointing or unfair"There's only half as …
Cambridge English vocab
SWINDLE — n. 25B6; verb I was swindled out of money : DEFRAUD, cheat, trick, dupe, deceive, fool, hoax, hoodwink, bamboozle; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RIP-OFF — 25B6; noun (informal) FRAUD, swindle, confidence trick; informal con, scam, flimflam, gyp; Brit. informal swizz, daylight robbery; N. Amer. informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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