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swish
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swish something off (of) someone or something and swish something off
to brush something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) The barber swished the loose hairs off of Paul's collar. The barber swished off the loose hairs.

swish around

[for a fluid] to slosh or rush around. All that water I drank is swishing around in my stomach. I can hear the water swishing around in the pipes.
See also: around
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Using the extensive and largely unexplored archives of the ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives records in Los Angeles, this essay examines postwar homophile debates over swishes and swishiness as well as the ways these debates fit into the larger gender issues of the era.
Unacceptable mannerisms: gender anxieties, homosexual activism, and ... by Loftin, Craig M. / Journal of Social History
His swishes and turns were such a hit that after Deceivers' first week in release the film's distributor switched ad campaigns and billed him as the star.
Artful dodgers by Kinser, Jeremy / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
 
 
 
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