swipes

plural noun

ˈswīps 

British

: poor, thin, or spoiled beer

also : beer

Examples of swipes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

How many swipes to find The One, according to one dater Some math offers a little perspective. —Helen Chandler-Wilde, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023

Like how your swipes feel great but your dates feel bad? —Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2023

From a Tinder match getting married in less than six weeks, to two Dallasites finding each other in Houston, the anecdotes looked back at ten years on the platforms, and how North Texans have made the most of their swipes. —Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2022

Others tally badge swipes into the office or make lists of less-productive employees, in case a recession calls for layoffs. —Douglas Belkin, WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023

It's recommended to take slow, five-second swipes across the face, and repeat that motion about three times. —Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 23 Aug. 2022

The sound is crisp and full, the design is sleek and portable, and the interface is all taps and swipes. —Paul Kita, Men's Health, 3 Jan. 2023

According to Kastle Systems, a security firm that tracks card swipes, the metro region’s office occupancy hit 42.5% on August 24, almost equal to the national average and up from 27.1% in January. —Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022

JPMorgan is reportedly tracking ID card swipes in order to ensure compliance with the new policy and monitoring the time employees spend on Zoom and email in order to better measure productivity. —Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above