Annual ceremony where all the Queen’s swans are counted on the Thames (by right the Queen owns all mute swans in England).
Swan Upping
Example Sentences
"Don't Swan Upping about like that!"
"He's always trying to Swan Upping when he shouldn't."
Etymology & History
Colloquial British verb that emerged from informal speech patterns. Such verbs often began in working-class or regional dialects before being adopted more widely across British English.
Word Details
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Slang
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