SWIVET

swivet

(noun) a panic or extreme discomposure; ā€œit threw her into a swivetā€

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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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ā€˜the father of the brideā€™ instead of ā€˜the brideā€™s fatherā€™


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The expression ā€œcoffee breakā€ was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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