swy

noun — 3 senses

swy

noun

Etymology From German zwei (“two”). Doublet of tway.

1

Australia, Obsolete A two-shilling coin.

2

Games Australia Two-up.

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 at Swy.”
“Then I come,” Kernow said, “and maybe I show you Old Australians how to play this — swy.”1953, Tom Inglis Moore, editor, Australia Writes, page 3:

1 more example

‘[…]You′d swear a butterflied penny was spinning, especially in the night, playing under lights, but a good ringkeeper or any experienced swy player can pick a butterflied penny from the genuine spinning article.’1990, Frank J. Hardy, Retreat Australia fair and other Great Australian Legends, page 121:

3

Australia, Slang A two-year prison sentence.

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