swishier; swishiest
1
: producing a swishing sound
2
slang, usually disparaging : characterized by effeminate behavior

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This swishy Reformation dress is my go-to for every longhaul flight or train ride. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023 But the Na'vi largely run free, hunting and cavorting and swooping through the air on their dragon-bird steeds, singing the songs of the rainforest and raising little blue babies with swishy tails. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2022 Resembling a 1920s frock, Raey’s swishy crystal fringe slip dress was made for New Year’s Eve. Madeline Fass, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2022 Fahy, who is thirty-two, with a spray of cheek freckles and swishy strawberry-blond hair, shimmied along. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for swishy

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of swishy was in 1828

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“Swishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swishy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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