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Swipe

To use one’s credit or debit card to purchase in-game currency. A term that is especially common within the context of gacha gaming.

Swiping is considered as a shameful act by many. However, equally as many individuals in the gacha community are casual swipers (see: “Whale”) .

One’s outlook on swiping is generally determined by their own personal financial status and belief system.
“I hit hard pity on Hoshimi Miyabi’s banner and lost the 50/50, I have to swipe.”
by bribbis March 25, 2025
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SWIPE

Straight
Women
Imitating
Pride for
Engagement

They swipe the identity.
They swipe the aesthetic.
They swipe our safe spaces then walk away with profit and praise while real LGBT people bleed in silence.
She pulled a full-on SWIPE move Singled us out when the cameras were rolling, Wooed the queer crowd, Imitated the struggle, Profited off the aesthetics, and Evaporated the second real shit hit.

Don’t SWIPE the soul to sell the song

Rainbow fishing
by Perfectfifth June 5, 2025
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Swipe & sniff

When you credit card someone with your hand then make them sniff your hand. Similar to a dirty Sanchez but minus the poo.
"I swipe & sniffed my husband last night after the gym, he did not enjoy it"
by Dirty_KK June 8, 2025
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Swipe Me Harder

Swipe Me Harder (phrase) – A dry, satirical surrender-refusal used when someone realizes the absurdity of endless app swiping and low-effort modern dating scripts. Means: “I see the algorithmic clown show, I’m not emotionally investing in it anymore, and I’m reallocating energy to real life signals.”
Date: “Just keep swiping, you’ll find someone.”
You: “Yeah, sure—swipe me harder.”

Group chat after a string of ghost matches: “Boys, I have achieved peak Swipe Me Harder energy. Hitting the gym + sleep + social reps instead.”

Alternative: “Got hit with ‘just manifest it’ advice—activated full Swipe Me Harder mode.”

Not:

Not bitterness.
Not misogyny.
It’s a humorous boundary marker: rejecting passive algorithm loops in favor of intentional compounding.
by isoskepsis September 9, 2025
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Swipeler

A title for people who do an unhealthy amount of scrolling through social medias, specifically short term content.
Oh dang, they haven’t stopped scrolling in a while, must be a swipeler”
by SomeoneOnTheInternet194 October 20, 2025
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Cha-Swipe

Using a credit/debit card instead of cash. Taken from Cha-Ching.
"Damn, I got no cash on me. Guess I'll have to Cha-Swipe it"
"Dude, don't Cha-Swipe at the shoe show, cuz you'll have nothing in your account once they're done with it."
by b_Love April 22, 2008
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Reverse Swipe

I didn't really like this CD, can you reverse swipe it for me?
by Laurenic May 25, 2008
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