Talk:swingle

RFV discussion: October–November 2021

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swingle

Rfv-sense: To beat off the tops of (weeds) without pulling up the roots. - apparently in East Anglian dialect Roger the Rodger (talk) 21:46, 10 October 2021 (UTC)

cited Kiwima (talk) 22:14, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

Not convinced. I see what you did here, searching for "swingle" and "weeds". I'm unconvinced by the quote She returned to her swingling and added reflectively as there's no other context here (and "Weeds" is just in the book title). Also unconvinced by the Helen D. Irvin quote, which looks perfect for the first definition. The 1867 quote could be OK because it's used figuratively, but probably not. Roger the Rodger (talk) 22:59, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

• rfv-failed MooreDoor (talk) 23:14, 5 November 2021 (UTC)

Potential new sense

There might be a sense related to swingers, e.g. [1], [2]. 98.170.164.88 18:57, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Sounds to me like it means a single person who's looking to date married people. I can;t imagine what else it could be. I dont know how we're supposed to verify that, though, unless it's in a dating self-help guide somewhere. —Soap— 23:51, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I agree in those citations it probably means that. Also in these sources: [3] (paywalled, contains "Although they represented a minority, swingles still formed an", wish I could get more), [4] (not searchable, but it contains the passage "25 married couples, I have discovered that "swingles" (unattached, single persons) play a varied, if complicated, role in the Lifestyle, and have included them in both my definition and in"). Urban Dictionary agrees.

In some other examples the meaning is less clear: [5] (sorry for the text orientation), [6], [7], [8]. Some of these could mean "swinging" in the sense of "cool", or even "promiscuous", but not necessarily the specific meaning of partner-swapping.

This source uses it to mean "single woman": [9]. 98.170.164.88 00:25, 28 October 2022 (UTC)