swingy

English

Etymology

From swing +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪŋi/

Adjective

swingy (comparative swingier, superlative swingiest)

  1. (informal) Having a swinging motion.
    • 2007, The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78:
      the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando
    • 2011, Karen Karbo, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel, page 169:
      Which is not to say that a long rope of pearls is the obvious solution—too long and too swingy and you risk looking like you're on your way to a costume party dressed as a flapper.
  2. (informal) Characteristic of swing music.
    • 1942, Billboard, volume 54, number 15:
      Fly has a swingy rhythm and some swell guitar work in its instrumental interludes.
  3. (informal, politics) Having many swing voters.
    • 2013, Larry J. Sabato, Barack Obama and the New America:
      […] redrawing the congressional maps to add at least slightly more Republican votes to the potentially swingy districts of freshmen […]
    • 2018 July 6, David Weigel, “The votes from California’s primary are finally in. Here’s what we learned.”, in The Washington Post‎[1]:
      The more than 2 million ballots that remained uncounted on election night are down to 6,037 votes in Lake County, a small but swingy region north of the San Francisco Bay area.
  4. (curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
  5. (sports, games) Inconsistent in performance.
  6. Variable in mood; liable to having mood swings.
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