swinger
noun
Simple meaning
Someone who engages freely in promiscuous sex.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
swingerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈswɪŋɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Someone who swings sports implements
sex
A person who practices swinging (sex with different partners).
sex
A person who engages freely in promiscuous sex
One who swings.
A performer of swing music or whose style is influenced by swing.
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick two runners to finish in any of the places in any order.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Someone who swings sports implements
Used this way, swinger is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
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