swanger

English

Alternative forms

• swanga

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæŋɚ/

Noun

swanger (plural swangers)

1. (US, informal) A decorative protruding construction on an automobile's rim, especially on a Houston, Texas, slab car.
   • 2019 June 9, Vee Bryant, Fallin' for a Texas Thug, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:

     That was the whole point in me driving my car instead of Briana's, looking over my shoulder to him, he was standing next to a black Camaro with swanger's^[sic] on the rims,  […]

   • 2019 June 20, Sha Jones, Kody & Kaci: Never Felt a Hood Love Like This, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:

     Hips that poked out like twelve-inch swangers on a Houston slab car and long, curly hair that flowed down the middle of her back made her a sight for sore eyes. Kaci truly was a beautiful girl and could've been a model.

   • 2019 September 8, Liv Reshelle, A Haitian Thug Stole My Heart: Caught By a Boss, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:

     He handed her the keys and got into his black 2019 Lincoln MKZ with some swanger's^[sic] on the tires. His windows were tinted so I couldn't see anything in his car while following him to his house.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zwanger, from Middle Dutch swanger. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (“heavy”).

Adjective

swanger (attributive swangere, comparative swangerder, superlative swangerste)

1. pregnant

Derived terms

• swangerskap (“pregnancy”, noun)