Synonyms for Swish

Definition of swish

adjective
  1. elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
noun
  1. a brushing or rustling sound
verb
  1. move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound; "The bubbles swoshed around in the glass"; "The curtain swooshed open"

5 synonyms found

Writing tips for "swish"

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"Swish" in song lyrics

See how swish is used in real songs:

  • "And kids you aint got to sell fish to get that swish"
    Dom Pachino — They Don't Want None
  • "And without no drama I blow the swish"
    Equipto — Hip Hop Iz
  • "Moving in my whip, chronic, in the swish"
    Northstar f/ Midnight, Shoshot, Tone Bone — Wanna Bang

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