Origin of swish

First recorded in 1750–60; imitative

OTHER WORDS FROM swish

swish·er, noun swish·ing·ly, adverb

Example sentences from the Web for swishing

British Dictionary definitions for swishing

swish
/ (swɪʃ) /

verb

noun

adjective

informal, mainly British fashionable; smart
US slang effeminate and homosexual

Derived forms of swish

swisher, noun swishing, adjective swishingly, adverb

Word Origin for swish

C18: of imitative origin