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Swing

In jazz music, the ability to improvise with soul, creativity, and individuality, while still remaining organically connected to the sound being put out by the band as a whole.

The ability to swing is what distinguishes a good jazz player from a bad one. Lack of soul (Kenny G) or showboating (Jaco Pastorius toward the end of his career) are antithetical to swing.

Normally used in the context of acoustic jazz, but equally applicable to fusion, jazz-funk, etc. Not be confused with "swing" as a genre. (While a good Swing musician must know how to "swing," one can swing in just about any genre involving improvised music).
Man, that sax player sure knows how to swing.

I wasn't feeling the band last night. They kept trying, but they just couldn't swing.
by srussell25 April 2, 2010
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swindells

plain and simple...a fuckin legend. whern something is like swindells...it means that something is legendary!
he is a fuckin swindells
by liam January 31, 2005
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don't swing that way

A phrase one uses when they don't want to or don't like doing a certain thing.
Mel: Damn check out Rick's nice ass
Bob: Uhh no thanks, I don't swing that way
Mel: You did last year with Mike
Bob: Shh, only that once...


Kevin: Hey Tom, We're going to tax shit from Wal-Mart, wanna come?
Tom: Sorry dude, i don't swing that way.
Kevin: Pussy
Tom: Mm Pussy, i DO swing THAT way.
by Sex, drugs & dora-the-explorer October 21, 2008
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swinga

A greek person who has a large penis and swings it around in an act of flamboyancy.
John Stamos, Criss Angel or Aristotle are all swinga's
by Swingga April 3, 2009
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swindy

ohh hes comin!! get SWINDY!!
by MAC510BAYAREA August 3, 2009
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Swinging Party

A private adult sex party attended by a number of Male and Female couples, often with additional single males and females such that there is a ratio of 1.5 males to each female.

The dynamics is of open nudity and sex, couples and individually getting together with other attendees and having sex with individuals other than their partner.

The male female balance is favoured toward the female such that she can enjoy the attention of more than one male.
A tall handsome man in his 40’s arrived discreetly late at the Swinging Party, he scammed the room, smiled at me and immediately stowed over, I wanted him, I’m James, you are and your husband?
by Tiger-eye June 26, 2020
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Vine Swinger

A girl who goes from one relationship to the next. She never lets go of one penis without already having another one in the other hand in a similar manner to how Tarzan swings from vine to vine.
That girl's a vine swinger.
by FrankD April 9, 2006
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