switcheroo
noun
an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
switcheroos
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pluralof switcheroo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Their switcheroos have been totally in sync. This is super important now as they could have three little newly hatched chicks scurrying around the nest in just about a month or so!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
Some networks made some wise switcheroos early on — HBO moved its Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant drama “The Undoing” from a spring premiere date to Oct.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020
The style seems crazy by conventional measures, but there is a pattern to the swerves, switcheroos, and outright betrayals that animate a typical session with North Koreans.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2018
These constant switcheroos kept this main strand of the narrative flowing.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 12, 2017
Then, to our eternal embarrassment, Mom pulled one of her Mom switcheroos.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
