swingyadj.
/ˈswɪŋi/, U.S. /ˈswɪŋi/ colloquial.
That swings; characterized by swing. In various senses.
1. Of music: see swing n.2 10b.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > proportion of notes or rhythm > [adjective] > type of rhythm
well-modulated1721
zoppa1740
bright1872
polymetric1878
swinging1884
ragtime1896
ragtimey1901
polymetrical1908
foot-tapping1915
toe-tapping1929
swingy1933
sewing machine1934
rocking1935
ricky-tick1939
raggedy1949
ricky-ticky1949
beaty1956
square1958
polymetred1966
head-nodding1967
1933 Melody Maker 25 Nov. 3/1 (title of song) Swingy little thingy.
1956 E. Delaney in S. Traill Play that Music 54 Do you remember the Gerry Mulligan sounds?—easy, swingy and very quiet.
1968 Melody Maker 30 Nov. 22/2 The arrangements are tight and swingy.
1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 46 The trombonist..improvised a tidy, swingy, four-bar lead-in.
2. Of garments, esp. skirts.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other
smalleOE
lightc1230
round1402
side-necked1430
wanton1489
Spanish1530
tucked1530
lustya1555
civil1582
open-breasted1598
full1601
everlasting1607
sheeten1611
nothinga1616
burly1651
pin-up1677
slouching1691
double-breasted1701
negligée1718
translated1727
uniform1746
undress1777
single-breasted1796
unworn1798
mamalone1799
costumic1801
safeguard1822
Tom and Jerry1830
lightweight1837
fancy dress1844
wrap-1845
hen-skin1846
Mary Stuart1846
well-cut1849
mousquetaire1851
empire1852
costumary1853
solid1859
spring weight1869
Henri II1870
western1881
hard-boiled1882
man-of-war1883
Henley1886
demi-season1890
Gretchen1890
toreador1892
crossover1893
French cut1896
drifty1897
boxy1898
Buster Brown1902
Romney1903
modistic1907
Peter Pan1908
classic1909
Fauntleroy1911
baby doll1912
flared1928
flare1929
tuck-in1929
unpressed1932
Edwardian1934
swingy1937
topless1937
wraparound1937
dressed-down1939
cover-up1942
Sun Yat-sen1942
utility1942
non-utility1948
sudsable1951
off-the-shoulder1953
peasant1953
flareless1954
A-line1955
matador1955
stretch1956
wash-and-wear1959
layered1962
Tom Jones1964
Carnaby Street1965
Action Man1966
Mao-style1967
wear-dated1968
thermal1970
bondage1980
swaggery1980
hoochie1990
mitumba1990
kinderwhore1994
1937 Evening News 1 Feb. 1/3 Skirts will be shorter and swingier.., in keeping with swing music.
1960 She Dec. 8 It's the swingiest thing! Lister ‘Crimplene’ in party casuals.
1981 Times 28 Apr. 10/6 Chic tweed suits with swingy skirts.
3. Of movement, gait, etc.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [adjective] > swaying
nodding1693
rolling1753
swaling1824
swaying1847
swingy1943
1943 J. Steinbeck in N.Y. Herald Tribune 26 June 4/5 A band of pipers marches out in kilts, with bagpipes and drums and the swingy march of pipers.
1944 D. Burley Orig. Handbk. Harlem Jive 85 You bend your knees halfway and rock back and forth on your heels and toes with a swingy sway.
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