swipes
poor, watery, or spoiled beer.
malt liquor in general, especially beer and small beer.
Origin of swipes
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How to use swipes in a sentence
Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
“I had just wiped the buttons down with some alcohol swipes,” the employee said.
Guardians centers on Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), an intergalactic smuggler who swipes an orb.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List | Marlow Stern | August 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe also took some swipes at his former White Stripes sidekick—and ex-wife—Meg White.
Jack White Apologizes For Trashing Meg White, Adele, The Black Keys, Lana Del Rey, Etc. | Marlow Stern | May 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBernanke also took a few swipes at his vocal Republican critics.
We called it "swipes," and boys, however small, helped themselves to as much as they liked.
A Labrador Doctor | Wilfred Thomason GrenfellWith a disgusted kick at swipes he left him reeling desperately once more.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteI think that the native drink called swipes was the cause of much of it.
A Soldier in the Philippines | Needom N. FreemanSam made a couple of tremendous swipes, and then down went the Aurora's captain and one of his crew.
Wide Courses | James Brendan Connollyswipes looked very sad, and the stranger's eyes passed from face to face with anxious looks.
The Puddleford Papers, | H. H. Riley
British Dictionary definitions for swipes
/ (swaɪps) /
British slang beer, esp when poor or weak
Origin of swipes
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