| 单词 |
swishy |
| 释义 |
swishy, a.|ˈswɪʃɪ|
[f. swish n. or v. + -y.]
1. Characterized by swishing.
1828C. J. Mathews in Dickens Life (1879) I. x. 308 A young foal ambling after her aged mother, and now and then seizing her by her swishy tail. 1875Miss Cobbe False Beasts 71 Two little fishy, swishy arms. 1890Jessopp Trials Country Parson ii. 68 Our brooms are so new, so swishy.
2. slang. Characteristic of a male homosexual; effeminate. Also as n.
1941G. W. Henry Sex Variants II. 1177 Swishy. The reference is to the peculiarly effeminate walk of many male homosexuals. 1954C. Isherwood World in Evening ii. 125 You thought it meant a swishy little boy with peroxided hair, dressed in a picture hat and a feather boa, pretending to be Marlene Dietrich? Yes, in queer circles, they call that camping. 1959J. Osborne World of Paul Slickey i. v. 48 He's a cad... He's contrary, he's a swishy. 1968Globe & Mail Mag. (Toronto) 13 Jan. 6/3 Though they ordinarily despise swishy gestures, even masculine homosexuals will sometimes camp (exhibit feminine mannerisms). |
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