SWINGY

lilting, swinging, swingy, tripping

(adjective) characterized by a buoyant rhythm; “an easy lilting stride”; “the flute broke into a light lilting air”; “a swinging pace”; “a graceful swingy walk”; “a tripping singing measure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

swingy (comparative swingier, superlative swingiest)

(informal) Having a swinging motion.

(informal) Characteristic of swing music.

(informal, politics) Having many swing voters.

(curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.

Source: Wiktionary



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FELLOW

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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