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Abbreviation ofEnglishSarwa withy as a placeholder.

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swy

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forSarua.

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Etymology

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FromGermanzwei.Doublet oftway.

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swy (pluralswies)

  1. (Australia, obsolete) A two-shilling coin.
  2. (Australia, games)Two-up.[From 1913.]
    • 1951,Dymphna Cusack,Florence James, 1957,Come In Spinner,page 306,
      [] Coupla bastards come the raw prawn over me on the last lap up from Melbourne and I done me last bob atSwy.”
    • 1953, Tom Inglis Moore, editor,Australia Writes,page 3:
      “Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this —swy.”
    • 1990, Frank J. Hardy,Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends,page121:
      []You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experiencedswy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’
  3. (Australia, slang) A two-year prison sentence.
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