- swipes
- noun plural Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1794 British poor, thin, or spoiled beer; also beer
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swipes
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swipes — [swīps] pl.n. [< SWIPE, in obs. sense of “gulp down”] [Brit. Slang] beer, esp. weak or inferior beer … English World dictionary
swipes — /swuyps/, n. (used with a pl. v.) Brit. Informal. 1. poor, watery, or spoiled beer. 2. malt liquor in general, esp. beer and small beer. [1780 90; n. pl. use of swipe to drink down at one gulp, var. of SWEEP1] * * * … Universalium
swipes — n. (British Slang) watery beer; spoiled beer; cheap beer swaɪp n. blow, sweeping stroke; nasty remark (Informal) v. hit with a sweeping stroke; steal, pilfer (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
swipes — [[t]swaɪps[/t]] n. Brit. Informal. brit. beer, esp. watery or spoiled beer • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
swipes — /swaɪps/ (say swuyps) plural noun British Colloquial 1. poor, washy beer; small beer. 2. malt liquor in general. Also, swipe. {? from swipe (verb) drink at a gulp, special use of swipe} …
swipes — Uwī uwī, kuaipa … English-Hawaiian dictionary
swipes — bad small beer. The same as taplash … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
swipes — ˈswīps noun plural Etymology: origin unknown Britain : poor, thin, or spoiled beer : small beer; also : beer … Useful english dictionary
Swipe (comics) — Swipe is a comics term that refers to the intentional copying of a cover, panel, or page from an earlier comic book or graphic novel without crediting the original artist. Artists Jack Kirby, Neal Adams, Hergé, and Jim Lee are common targets of… … Wikipedia
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