swat
(verb) hit swiftly with a violent blow; “Swat flies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swatting
present participle of swat
swatting (plural swattings)
A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
(slang) The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.
Source: Wiktionary
Swat, obs.
Definition: imp. of Sweat. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
