SWIVET

swivet

(noun) a panic or extreme discomposure; “it threw her into a swivet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

swivet (plural swivets)

A state or condition of haste, flutter; extreme discomposure or distress; irritation, exasperation, annoyance.

• "Theo wasn't perfect either - buried a son, divorced a wife, never learned to drive, plagued by swivets." ("The Nerve" by Lee Henderson appearing in The Walrus July/August 2009)

Source: Wiktionary



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