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- A Tom Swifty (or Tom Swiftie) is a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it is attributed. Tom Swifties may be considered...9 KB (1,196 words) - 04:05, 29 May 2024
Swifties are the fandom of the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Regarded by journalists as one of the largest, most devoted and influential fan...139 KB (10,535 words) - 19:05, 19 June 2024- Swifty may refer to: Swifty Lazar (1907–1993), American talent agent and deal-maker Swifty McVay (born 1974), American rapper and member of D12 Swifty...730 bytes (125 words) - 11:09, 27 September 2023
- Kermit's childhood friends from Kermit's Swamp Years Croaker, a type of Tom Swifty pun Croker (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles associated...520 bytes (97 words) - 17:11, 16 May 2023
- Swift Tom Swifty, a phrase in which a quoted sentence is linked by a pun to the manner in which it's attributed - e.g., "'It's freezing,' Tom muttered...864 bytes (152 words) - 16:59, 18 June 2023
a "Tom Swifty".[citation needed] Some examples are "'I lost my crutches,' said Tom lamely", and "'I'll take the prisoner downstairs', said Tom condescendingly...43 KB (5,078 words) - 16:55, 17 April 2024- Swifty Lazar)Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar (born Samuel Lazar; March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was an American lawyer, talent agent and dealmaker, representing both...9 KB (1,075 words) - 05:20, 7 June 2024
creating contradictions and redundancies, as in Tom Swifties: "Hurry up and get to the back of the ship," Tom said sternly. Linguistic fossils and set phrases...8 KB (1,011 words) - 22:54, 16 May 2024
etymology Mondegreen Phono-semantic matching Satiric misspelling Spoonerism Tom Swifty Ben Zimmer. "Jottings on the 'Jamaica' joke", Language Log, 14 September...39 KB (4,668 words) - 04:33, 6 June 2024 - Both elephant jokes and Tom Swifties were in vogue in 1963, and were reported in the US national press. While Tom Swifties were marketed to literate...19 KB (2,622 words) - 19:41, 15 June 2024
- The Swifty)Me Weird Things is the debut studio album by English electronic musician Tom Jenkinson under the alias Squarepusher. It was released on 3 June 1996 through...18 KB (1,368 words) - 00:06, 7 April 2024
- inspiration for a novel. Turkey City Lexicon (original) Slug City Writers. "Tom Swifties and Other Writing Sins". Bucks County Writers Workshop. Retrieved October...4 KB (378 words) - 09:15, 22 December 2023
- D12 'Lay The Law Down'". iTunes. Retrieved May 5, 2015. "D-12 Presents Swifty McVay Grey Blood". iTunes. Retrieved April 19, 2017. "Killer's Blood". YouTube...23 KB (945 words) - 09:07, 2 June 2024
ratings to be higher than those of Biden and Trump, whereas her fans, called Swifties, are considered a key voting bloc. Journalists have opined Swift could...137 KB (11,545 words) - 22:34, 16 June 2024- and Levison, M. (1992). Computational modeling of linguistic humour: Tom Swifties. In ALLC/ACH Joint Annual Conference, Oxford, pages 175–178. Binsted...11 KB (1,306 words) - 00:18, 5 April 2024
- television show The Charmings, Rollo Sweet in Under the Rainbow and Brown Tom in the Ridley Scott film Legend. He is also featured in the supporting cast...5 KB (270 words) - 20:59, 12 May 2024
- Alternates and Outtakes No. Title Length 1. "Your Mouth (Take 1)" 5:28 2. "Big Swifty (Alternate Take)" 15:11 3. "Minimal Art (Eat That Question – Version 1,...14 KB (403 words) - 04:03, 20 May 2024
My Life with Cary Grant, in 2011. She had previously been approached by Swifty Lazar to write about her late ex-husband in 1986, turning down "millions...34 KB (2,730 words) - 17:28, 7 June 2024
- the word "said" in favour of other constructions, + -y. Tom Swifty (plural Tom Swifties) A humorous phrase in which a supposed quotation is linked by
- Brewster Baker: You watch your mouth, Shiftey! Swifty: It's Swifty! SWIFTY, you toad sucker! Swifty: Kick his ass, Brewster! Don't take that shit from
- across his face flitting a look of recognition. "It's Swifty Bill!" Willyum snarled at him. "Yah, Swifty Bill!" he jeered. "Seen me before, have ye?" "I've