swipes

[swahyps]

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. poor, watery, or spoiled beer.

2. malt liquor in general, especially beer and small beer.

swipes

/ swaɪps /

plural noun

1. slang,  beer, esp when poor or weak

Word History and Origins

Origin of swipes¹

1780–90; noun plural use of swipe to drink down at one gulp, variant of sweep ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of swipes¹

C18: probably related to _sweep

Example Sentences

Most companies also don’t put in the effort to catch shirkers by matching up badge swipes, Wi-Fi connections, time-off schedules and other data, Bloom added, citing conversations with dozens of human-resources chiefs.

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The brothers’ endless swipes at each other in the media post-breakup didn’t give fans hope they’d get back to “living forever.”

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Successive swipes in press conferences about the club's slow movement in the transfer market included the revelation his relationship with Marinakis had changed.

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Surrounded by bolts of fabric, she whips out her phone and swipes through a series of finger-drawn sketches in her notes app.

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Those forces are far more to blame for dividing audiences than any bedtime swipes by broadcast late-night hosts.

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