swipes

[ swahyps ]

/ swaɪps /

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noun (used with a plural verb)British Informal.

poor, watery, or spoiled beer.

malt liquor in general, especially beer and small beer.

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Origin of swipes

1780–90; noun plural use of swipe to drink down at one gulp, variant of sweep¹

Words nearby swipes

swink, Swinnerton, swinney, swipe, swipe card, swipes, swipple, swirl, swirly, swish, swishy

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How to use swipes in a sentence

Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
My Week on Jewish Tinder|Emily Shire|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I had just wiped the buttons down with some alcohol swipes,” the employee said.
Dallas: A Journal of the Plague City|Pete Freedman|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Guardians centers on Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), an intergalactic smuggler who swipes an orb.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He also took some swipes at his former White Stripes sidekick—and ex-wife—Meg White.
Jack White Apologizes For Trashing Meg White, Adele, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, Etc.|Marlow Stern|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Bernanke also took a few swipes at his vocal Republican critics.
Bernanke Drop the Mic as He Exits the Fed|Daniel Gross|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
We called it "swipes," and boys, however small, helped themselves to as much as they liked.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
With a disgusted kick at Swipes he left him reeling desperately once more.
Tess of the Storm Country|Grace Miller White
I think that the native drink called swipes was the cause of much of it.
A Soldier in the Philippines|Needom N. Freeman
Sam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the Aurora's captain and one of his crew.
Wide Courses|James Brendan Connolly
Swipes looked very sad, and the stranger's eyes passed from face to face with anxious looks.
The Puddleford Papers,|H. H. Riley

British Dictionary definitions for swipes

swipes

/ (swaɪps) /

pl n

British slang beer, esp when poor or weak

Word Origin for swipes

C18: probably related to sweep

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