swung dash

noun

a mark of punctuation (∼) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.

Origin of swung dash

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby swung dash

swounds, swozzle, swtz., swum, swung, swung dash, swy, swyer-james syndrome, sy, sy-, syal

British Dictionary definitions for swung dash

swung dash

noun

a mark, ~, traditionally used in text to indicate the omission of a word or part of a word