1) <verb> To Swot; Revision undertaken preceding an examination.
2) <noun> (Offensive Slang) Swot; A person who values his education at least three times more than his social life and his teacher at least three times more than his friends, hypothetically.
3) <Anagram> (Business Terminology) S.W.O.T.; An analysis of a business's position comparing with other similar businesses in order to identify their Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats.
1) "I was swotting up all night last night for this exam. I should walk it."
2) "Ken is such a fucking Swot, he's always up that teacher's arse."
3) "Peters, I want that S.W.O.T. analysis in for noon tomorrow, please."
A study period immediately before exams typically one week long. This term is mainly used in Commonwealth countries, especially the UK and Australia.
It commonly refers to an acronym for Study While On Term VACation or Study WithOut Teaching VACation.
Acronym for "someone is wrong on the internet." Describes the compulsion to post rebuttals to online nonsense, in the vain hope that it will somehow set the record straight.
I try to stay away from Dinesh D'Souza's ravings, but when you've got SIWOTI syndrome, the man is like a magnet of wrong. (PZ Myers, 3/April/2008)