swishy

\ ˈswi-shē

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swishier; swishiest

Definition of swishy

1 : producing a swishing sound

2 slang, usually disparaging : characterized by effeminate behavior

Examples of swishy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The tail is more like a paddle than what’s seen in other carnivorous dinosaurs and would have been suited to swishy, side-to-side motions that propelled Spinosaurus through the water. — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, "The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2020," 23 Dec. 2020 And a swishy New York architect called Elizabeth Roberts, who did Maggie Gyllenhaal’s home and who specialises in a style best described as mutedly expensive white things. — 1843, "Do you know a good... plant stylist?," 2 July 2020 The womenswear designers who showed collections at New York Fashion Week, which clomped into town at the end of last week, are proposing a lot of bold shoulders, padded into swishy power suits and pouffed into floral exoskeletons. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "A Message of Useful Beauty from New York Fashion Week," 10 Sep. 2019 The swishy gym short has been rearing its airy head in luxe incarnations over the past few seasons now. — Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, "How to (Actually) Dress Up the Humble Gym Short," 5 June 2018 The colors were bold and the dresses big, with full, swishy skirts. — Rhonda Richford, The Hollywood Reporter, "It Was Black, White and Bold All Over at Red-Carpet Ready Armani Prive Couture Show," 4 July 2018 For circle-cut jackets, sweeping coats, swishy knit dresses, and flares by the young Irish designer from Wexford, step this way! — Sarah Mower, Vogue, "The Top 10 Collections of London Fashion Week," 21 Feb. 2018 Kricket Kricket roared to prominence from a 20-seat shipping container in Brixton, opening its first permanent restaurant, in swishy Soho, last year. — Jo Rodgers, Vogue, "The Best No-Reservation Restaurants for London Fashion Week," 17 Feb. 2018 Almost three decades before the pieces were elevated on the runways of Loewe and Chloé, Diddy was making the sets an integral part of his wardrobe, whether on-stage in a lush velour version or off-duty in a swishy nylon style. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Diddy—The Original Tracksuit Trendsetter—Still Wears It Best," 6 Oct. 2017

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“Swishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swishy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2021.

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