swy game

swy game
Australian Slang
game two-up

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  • Swy game — game two up …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • swy — /swaɪ / (say swuy) noun Colloquial 1. Also, swy game. → two up. 2. Prison Colloquial a prison sentence of two year s duration. 3. (formerly) a two shilling coin. {German zwei two} …  

  • Swy — 1. game two up; 2. (prison) two ounces of tobacco; 3. (prison) two year jail sentence; 4. (obsolete) two shilling coin; florin; two shillings (probably from a Yiddish use of German zwei = two); 5. so I: Swy roe twim an I toldim jus wad eye… …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • swy — Australian Slang 1. game two up; 2. (prison) two ounces of tobacco; 3. (prison) two year jail sentence; 4. (obsolete) two shilling coin; florin; two shillings (probably from a Yiddish use of German zwei = two); 5. so I: Swy roe twim an I toldim… …   English dialects glossary

  • swy — /swuy/, n. Australian. the game of two up. [ < G zwei TWO] * * * …   Universalium

  • swy — [swʌɪ] noun Austral./NZ the game of two up. Origin 1940s: from Ger. zwei two …   English new terms dictionary

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  • Two up — gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously; gambling game in which two coins are spun in the air and bets are laid on whether they fall heads or tails; swy; the national game …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • two up — Australian Slang gambling game played by spinning two coins simultaneously; gambling game in which two coins are spun in the air and bets are laid on whether they fall heads or tails; swy; the national game …   English dialects glossary

  • Zwei — may refer to: * A German word for two * Zwei, a team in Infinite Ryvius anime series. See: List of Infinite Ryvius characters#Zwei * Zwei (band), a Japanese band * ZWEI, a text editor * When written as swy it is the Australian gambling game, also …   Wikipedia

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