swisher

See also: Swisher

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪʃə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From swish + -er.

Adjective

swisher

1. comparative form of swish: more swish

Noun

swisher (plural swishers)

1. One who swishes something.
   • 1998, Robert B. Fisher, West African religious traditions: focus on the Akan of Ghana, page 86:

     Identical boy twins […] become the elephant tail swishers at the king's court, while identical girl twins become potential royal wives.

2. (archaic) One who flogs or thrashes.

Etymology 2

From Swisher International Group, a cigar manufacturer.

Noun

swisher (plural swishers)

1. (US, African-American Vernacular, slang) The wrapping paper of a cigar for use in making a blunt to smoke marijuana
   • 2011, Taylor Goetz, 169 Pages Of My Life, page 112:

     They were rolling up a grape swisher blunt and we were telling them how we just got out.

   • 1994, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Epidemiologic trends in drug abuse, volume 1, page 45:

     'Amp' and 'fry' are joints or swishers that have been dipped in embalming fluid laced with PCP and then frozen prior to smoking.

Anagrams

• Wishers, wishers