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  • noun Alternative form of swizz.

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  • noun British slang for a swindle

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  • From Dictionary.com: "a British noun for a swindle." Discovered in one of the Railway Series stories by W. Awdry (the original Thomas the Tank Engine books). Context: "What a swiz! It's only Gordon back to front."

    December 31, 2007

  • I'm bringing "swiz" back. Or at least stateside. Who's in?

    February 24, 2009