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What (who) is swifty - definition
swifty
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Swifty (disambiguation); Swiftie
(also swiftie)
¦ noun (plural swifties) informal, chiefly Austral./NZ
1. a deceptive trick.
2. a person who acts or thinks quickly.
3. Brit. an alcoholic drink consumed quickly.
Tom Swifty
A PHRASE IN WHICH A QUOTED SENTENCE IS LINKED BY A PUN TO THE MANNER IN WHICH IT IS ATTRIBUTED
Tom Swiftie; Tom Swiftly; Tom Swiftlies; Tom Swifties; Swifty, Tom
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 a type of wellerism.
Irving Paul Lazar
AMERICAN TALENT AGENT AND DEALMAKER
Swifty Lazar; Irving "Swifty" Lazar; Irving Lazar
Irving Paul "Swifty" Lazar (March 28, 1907 – December 30, 1993) was an American talent agent and dealmaker, representing both movie stars and authors.
Examples of use of swifty
1. At around the same time the legendary Hollywood agent Irving ‘Swifty‘ Lazar came up with another money–making scheme: that she should write a kiss–and–tell autobiography.
2. The Lib Dem leader, SIr Menzies Campbell, also offers his condolences to the family of the soldier killed in Afghanistan before moving swifty on to nuclear energy efficiency and waste.
3. In reacting so swifty to the latest revelations from the News of the Worlds undercover reporter, the governing body risks looking like it is dancing to the beat of the newspaper.