swim-inn.
/ˈswɪmɪn/ A form of protest or recreation at which a number of people swim together. Cf. sit-in n. 1.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > militancy > [noun] > demonstration > types of demonstration or protest
counterprotest1595
student demonstration1856
lie-in1867
rent strike1881
hunger strike1889
march1908
protest march1914
occupation1920
lie-down1936
sit-down1936
sit-in1936
freedom march1947
vigil1956
freedom walk1957
swim-in1960
freedom ride1961
sitting in1961
sleep-out1961
fish-in1964
live-in1964
stall-in1964
sleep-in1965
Long March1967
love-in1967
talk-in1967
write-in1967
die-in1970
dirty protest1979
blanket protest1982
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > water sports except racing > swimming > [noun] > specific type
breaststroke1890
medley1913
surf1917
skinny-dip1947
skinny-dipping1947
shark-baiting1951
swim-in1960
synchro-swim1976
1960 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 2/3 Other white bathers cleared out of the immediate vicinity of the swim-in.
1977 Navy News Sept. 25/2 Other events on the social programme have included a barbecue and a ‘swim-in’ at the local pool.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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n.1960