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swatting - What does it mean?

Definition of 'swatting'

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • This evoked a new disorder — a tendency to sudden, tic-like jabbings and swattings in the air, as if she were fending off flies or mosquitoes.
  • The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

    • Similar to 'swatting'

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