swiftie

noun

1. (informal)Someone or something that moves, acts or thinks fast.

   “Nils T. Granlund proved a swiftie for the local boys by scorching up the town with his fast work. Arriving Monday night (21), he placed under contract 15 girls from ‘Kid From Spain’ and ‘42nd St.,’ the following day for his new Paradise cafe, New York.”

   “‘He don't like coffee,’ Gregorius said. ‘He's a swifty. He moves fast. Good reflexes.’”

   “Blanche Martin, the No. 1 fullback from Michigan State, and Don Maynard, a swiftie who spent one season with the Giants, may be the best the [New York] Titans have.”

   “Because [Wendell] Mottley is a swiftie who doesn’t wait, he blasted the first 200 in 21.5 and had the rest of the field lollygagging behind him.”

2. (Ireland, UK, informal)An alcoholic drink that is consumed quickly.

   “Near-synonym: swift half”

   “A bar and clubhouse will be in place at Tallaght for the big kick-off in 2001. Until then there is a modest bar at the Morton Stadium, but Rovers fans tend to have a swiftie at various spots in town before heading to the match.”

   “‘I thought we’d go to Cuba.’ He says it like he’s suggesting we go down the road to the local pub for a swiftie.”

3. (Australia, New-Zealand, slang)A fraud or trick; an act of deception.

   “Somebody, ’tis said, pulled a swiftie on our newest Amateur in this zone—2ASE. A marauding gent from a country area, whilst visiting, switched a wire or two behind a panel. Nowt blew up, but nowt ’appened it seems. 2ASE took it in good part and soon discovered the joker’s work.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of Tom Swiftie.
5. (informal)An enthusiastic fan of American singer-songwriter and actress Taylor Swift.

   “Today was the day, and it hadn't fully hit me till that very moment when the doors opened and I was rushing to the front of the stage and standing amongst the thousands of fellow Swifties.”

   “Even for devoted Swifties, it's hard to deny that her surrealist nightmare of a Grammy performance was a definite miscalculation.”

   ““RED” makes you think of Taylor Swift, so maybe we can get some confused Swifties to buy our album.”

   “Fresh off a frantic election cycle, the former Fetterman campaign social media producer — and dedicated Swiftie — takes time to shake it off.”