swinger

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Meaning · English

Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Add ſugar, nutmeg and ginger, / VVith ſtore of ale too; / And thus ye muſt doe / To make the vvaſſaile a ſvvinger.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “swinger” mean?

Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing.

Is “swinger” formal or informal?

swinger is generally slang.