Definition of swifty in English:
swifty
(also swiftie)
nounPlural swiftiesˈswɪfti
informal 1British An alcoholic drink consumed swiftly.
Example sentencesExamples
- Three beers later and I'm wondering if Gehry himself popped in here for a swifty before drawing up his crazy plans for the Guggenheim.
- However, for a civilised pre-club swiftie or two, this bar is well worth it.
- David, Ian and I met in the Bar Code pub for a swifty and to check out the boys.
- Prior to the gig we met up in Comptons for a swifty with Paul but failed rather miserably to persuade him to join us.
- Luckily the bus takes me to the station so I may pop into the pub for a swifty before walking home to watch the match.
2Australian NZ A deceptive trick.
诡计
they had hoped to pull a swifty
他们本想设一个诡计。
Example sentencesExamples
- Can I say in defence of the Commonwealth, we were never trying to pull swifties on judicial safeguards.
- Ben McDuff said Latham had deliciously wedged Howard on a security issue and ensured Howard can't pull a swiftie just before the election and welcome home our troops.
- Last year German pulled a swifty by bringing Paul Vines into the grand final team for his first game of the year.
- I hope that the Minister has not pulled some sort of swifty on the select committee, because the select committee took a lot of time and trouble in endeavouring to get this bill right.
- After comparing the accounting organisation's data on income with published Bureau of Statistics household income data, I am satisfied that the accounting organisation are pulling a swifty.
3Australian NZ A person who acts or thinks quickly.
行动（或思维）敏捷的人
年轻人，你是个快手吗？