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swiz

British  
/ swɪz /

noun

  1. informal a swindle or disappointment; swizzle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But at the same time, it's all a bit of a swiz, isn't it?

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2012

When the first movie came out, I suspected that action fans might find the relatively brief appearances by Arnie and Bruce a swiz.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2012

No, percessions, dear boy, ain't my fad, But Political Picnics with fireworks, and plenty of swiz ain't 'arf bad.

From Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] by Farmer, John Stephen