swiz

(swɪz) or

swizz

informal Brit a swindle or disappointment; swizzle

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swiz - British slang for a swindle

swindle, cheat, rig - the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

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