swingy

swingy

English

Etymology

swing +‎ -y

Adjective

swingy (comparative swingier, superlative swingiest)

1. (informal) Having a swinging motion.
   • 2007, The Official Xbox Magazine: Issues 75-78

     the swingy, shooty theatrics of Bionic Commando

   • 2011, Karen Karbo, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel (page 169)

     Which is not to say that a long rope of pearls is the obvious solution—too long and too swingy and you risk looking like you're on your way to a costume party dressed as a flapper.

2. (informal) Characteristic of swing music.
   • 1942, Billboard magazine (volume 54, number 15)

     Fly has a swingy rhythm and some swell guitar work in its instrumental interludes.

3. (informal, politics) Having many swing voters.
   • 2013, Larry J. Sabato, Barack Obama and the New America

     […] redrawing the congressional maps to add at least slightly more Republican votes to the potentially swingy districts of freshmen […]

   • 2018 July 6, David Weigel, “The votes from California’s primary are finally in. Here’s what we learned.”, in The Washington Post‎:

     The more than 2 million ballots that remained uncounted on election night are down to 6,037 votes in Lake County, a small but swingy region north of the San Francisco Bay area.

4. (curling, of ice) Allowing stones to curl more than usual.
5. (informal, of dice) Having a comparatively flat normal distribution of possible results.