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noun ˈswɪz(ə)lˈswɪzəl A mixed alcoholic drink, especially a frothy one of rum or gin and bitters. Example sentencesExamples - The concierge thrust a rum swizzle at me as the calypso band struck up a bright number.
- They are giddy with jetlag and an unspecified number of rum swizzles (an evening ritual) from the Yankee Clipper.
Synonyms deception, trick, cheat, hoax, subterfuge, stratagem, wile, ruse, artifice, swindle, racket
verbˈswɪz(ə)lˈswɪzəl [with object]Stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick. he would swizzle it into a froth and pour it out for us Example sentencesExamples - Pour on the vodka, the raspberry liqueur, then the juice, then the soda. Swizzle it all with a swizzle stick and you're good to go.
Synonyms deceive, trick, dupe, outwit, fool, delude, cheat, take in, bluff, hoax, mislead, misguide, lead on, defraud, double-cross, swindle, gull, finagle, get the better of
Origin Early 19th century: of unknown origin. swindler from late 18th century: This is from German Schwindler ‘extravagant maker of schemes, swindler’: this comes from German schwindeln meaning both ‘be giddy’ and ‘tell lies’. The early 20th-century word swizzle is probably an alteration of swindle.
Rhymes chisel, drizzle, fizzle, frizzle, grizzle, mizzle, sizzle, twizzle noun ˈswɪz(ə)lˈswɪzəl British informal another term for swizz Example sentencesExamples - To me this seemed a bit of a swizzle.
Origin Early 20th century: probably an alteration of swindle. nounˈswizəlˈswɪzəl A mixed alcoholic drink, especially a frothy one of rum or gin and bitters. Example sentencesExamples - They are giddy with jetlag and an unspecified number of rum swizzles (an evening ritual) from the Yankee Clipper.
- The concierge thrust a rum swizzle at me as the calypso band struck up a bright number.
Synonyms deception, trick, cheat, hoax, subterfuge, stratagem, wile, ruse, artifice, swindle, racket
verbˈswizəlˈswɪzəl [with object]Stir (a drink) with a swizzle stick. he would swizzle it into a froth and pour it out for us Example sentencesExamples - Pour on the vodka, the raspberry liqueur, then the juice, then the soda. Swizzle it all with a swizzle stick and you're good to go.
Synonyms deceive, trick, dupe, outwit, fool, delude, cheat, take in, bluff, hoax, mislead, misguide, lead on, defraud, double-cross, swindle, gull, finagle, get the better of
Origin Early 19th century: of unknown origin. nounˈswizəlˈswɪzəl British informal another term for swizz Example sentencesExamples - To me this seemed a bit of a swizzle.
Origin Early 20th century: probably an alteration of swindle. |