swisha

Swedish

Etymology

Affix of Swish + -a (noun to verb suffix). Genericized trademark of Swish. First attested in 2013.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²swɪɕːa/, /²svɪɕːa/

Verb

swisha (present swishar, preterite swishade, supine swishat, imperative swisha)

  1. (colloquial) transfer money or pay via the mobile application Swish
    • 2013 January 5, Norrköpings Tidningar, page 16:
      Swisha över pengar till en kompis
      Send money to a friend via Swish
    • 2017, P.-C. Wike, Podder
      Det enda störande momentet i dvalan, var en inkommande begäran från Tor om att swisha trettio spänn.
      The only disturbing moment in the hibernation, was an incoming request from Tor to send thirty bucks.
    • 2017, Madeleine Gartéus, Ung man rånad - tvingades swisha pengar, GP
      Den unga mannen tvingades att swisha 2 000 kronor till en av rånarna innan de flydde därefter platsen, men polisen tror att man borde kunna ta fast gärningsmännen.
      The young man was forced to transfer 2,000 kronor to one of the robbers before they fled the place, but the police believe that they should be able to catch the perpetrators.

Conjugation

See also

  • vipsa - Norwegian equivalent

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.