switcheroo
[ swich-uh-roo, swich-uh-roo ]
/ ˌswɪtʃ əˈru, ˈswɪtʃ əˌru /
noun, plural switch·er·oos. Slang.
an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
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Words nearby switcheroo
switchback, switchblade, switchboard, switched-on, switched-star, switcheroo, switchgear, switchgirl, switching site, switchman, switchover
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Example sentences from the Web for switcheroo
As the situation gets even messier, and before more meat is thrown, a switcheroo—just as in the best pop charts.
Something more than ordinary partisanship is driving this switcheroo.
About a decade ago you underwent what you refer to as “the switcheroo.”
Joseph Curl of The Washington Times is the latest to speculate on the Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden switcheroo.
Michael Tomasky on Obama’s Hillary Clinton-Joe Biden Switcheroo|Michael Tomasky|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for switcheroo
switcheroo
/ (ˌswɪtʃəˈruː) /
noun
US slang a surprising or unexpected change or variation
Word Origin for switcheroo
C20: from switch
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