swisher

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From swish +‎ -er.

Adjective

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swisher

  1. comparative form of swish: more swish

Noun

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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

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From Swisher International Group, a cigar manufacturer.

Noun

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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.

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