svischa

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Verb[edit]

svischa (present svischar, preterite svischade, supine svischat, imperative svischa)

  1. to swish, to swoosh (make or move with a sound somewhere between a whiz and a whoosh)
    1. to whiz, to whoosh (sometimes more idiomatic in English)
      Cyklar svischade förbi
      Bikes whizzed by
      Bilar svischade förbi
      Cars whooshed by
  2. Misspelling of swisha.

Usage notes[edit]

"Svoscha" also occurs spontaneously, with the same intuition as for "swoosh."

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