Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Drunk, especially with malt liquor.
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Examples
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‘A muddling and a swipey old child,’ said Miss Wren, rating him with great severity, ‘fit for nothing but to be preserved in the liquor that destroys him, and put in a great glass bottle as a sight for other swipey children of his own pattern, — if he has no consideration for his liver, has he none for his mother?’
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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And a card stood me a lot of ale and stuff, and we got swipey, talking about music-halls and the piles of tin
The Wrong Box Robert Louis Stevenson 1872
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'A muddling and a swipey old child, 'said Miss Wren, rating him with great severity,' fit for nothing but to be preserved in the liquor that destroys him, and put in a great glass bottle as a sight for other swipey children of his own pattern, -- if he has no consideration for his liver, has he none for his mother? '
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
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All of the stories are laid out in a grid-it's all side scrolling, swipey fun.
Gizmodo gizmodo 2011
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There's no real 'lists' in the app, it's all swipey, slidey screenshots which do a great job of grabbing your attention more so than documentaries usually would.
Gizmodo Casey Chan 2011
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One goal of Windows 7 is touchscreen-friendliness (yes, comparisons to the iPhone's swipey gestures and virtual buttons have been made).
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IPhone 3GS coming to Orange UK on November 10 - So you've been lusting after that spit-shined touchy-swipey device from Apple, huh?
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IPhone 3GS coming to Orange UK on November 10 - So you've been lusting after that spit-shined touchy-swipey device from Apple, huh?
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That is after a fresh hard reset and stopping the customisations so no pretty font end and swipey today.
4WinMobile.com 2009
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One goal of Windows 7 is touchscreen-friendliness (yes, comparisons to the iPhone's swipey gestures and virtual buttons have been made).
tim_retep commented on the word swipey
swipey - intoxicated
July 31, 2009