swop

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Blend of swing + hip-hop.

He supposed they would pick up the others at Montpellier Square, and swop hansoms there? — The Forsyte Saga - Complete, John Galsworthy
She added: "If she 'as luck, she'll 'ave a man for' er maid, an' if she 'as sense, she'll reckon the swop a good one!" — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
In New York the children have a common saying when making a swop or change of one toy for another, and no bargain is supposed to be concluded between boys and girls unless they interlock fingers--the little finger on the right hand--and repeat the following doggerel:-- "Pinky, pinky bow-bell, Whoever tells a lie Will sink down to the bad place, And never rise up again." — A History of Nursery Rhymes, Percy B. Green

barter, swap, trade

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