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plural of swot, British
as in nerds
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot

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swots

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verb

present tense third-person singular of swot, British

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Noun
  • But among whiskey nerds, Bushmills is best known for its single malts.
    David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Fair to say that the Ichiban has already accomplished its primary objective of getting moto nerds to drool over it on their phone screens – even though there is little likelihood that it will be built as it is envisioned.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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  • This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.
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“Swots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swots. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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