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
There isn’t, and perhaps never has been, a filmmaker so thoroughly identified with last-act switcheroos, to the extent that Shyamalan’s penchant for twists became a crutch and then a joke.
From Slate ● Jan. 9, 2019
Their trademark deceptions and switcheroos – where a trusted confidante may at any moment peel off her latex mask to reveal a foe underneath – depict a world in flux.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 19, 2018
These past switcheroos have generally involved finale twists or narrative do-overs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2017
Then, to our eternal embarrassment, Mom pulled one of her Mom switcheroos.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
