swats

American  

[swats] / swæts /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. sweet, new beer or ale.

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Etymology

Origin of swats

1500–10; compare Old English swatan beer (plural)

Example Sentences

He shoots 3-pointers and swats them away; he slams home alley-oops and hauls in rebounds.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jennie could be your cool older sister, all dark sunglasses and leather jackets, as she swats away her choreography like a pesky house fly.

From BBC

At Henry’s school, a teacher swats down the boy’s interest in science in favor of ranting about his dismal salary.

From Los Angeles Times

In another video, of a man who takes his wife to lunch, there is a short clip of his wife trying to steal a French fry, before he quickly swats her hand away.

From New York Times

"So he turned around and pulled his pants down a little - you know had underwear on and stuff - and I just gave him a couple swats," Daniels said.

From Reuters