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An acronym for Strong Women Achievers, No Spouse.
A phenomenon seen in society where many smart successful high earning career women find it difficult to find an honest partner, because most smart successful men prefer dumb pretty girls who will give them a great time in bed. These men are intimidated by SWANS, who in turn find it difficult to marry less successful men (just like all females) and would rather remain single then get used, or God forbid, mistreated by a loser.
They also have the tendency to get the unwanted attention of potential boytoys if they are found in their work environment (usually as copyboys), who are young broke but good-looking men who were jocks in high school and are now adult male golddiggers. However, unlike big male CEOs, who would happily have a trophy wife, these women are (almost always) uncomfortable with marrying down.
Its not a common term but it has been used in several social science books like "Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family" by Rosanna Hertz
A phenomenon seen in society where many smart successful high earning career women find it difficult to find an honest partner, because most smart successful men prefer dumb pretty girls who will give them a great time in bed. These men are intimidated by SWANS, who in turn find it difficult to marry less successful men (just like all females) and would rather remain single then get used, or God forbid, mistreated by a loser.
They also have the tendency to get the unwanted attention of potential boytoys if they are found in their work environment (usually as copyboys), who are young broke but good-looking men who were jocks in high school and are now adult male golddiggers. However, unlike big male CEOs, who would happily have a trophy wife, these women are (almost always) uncomfortable with marrying down.
Its not a common term but it has been used in several social science books like "Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family" by Rosanna Hertz
With the move towards gender equality and more women getting educated, starting a career life, climbing up the business ladder, and delaying marriage and starting a family, there are more SWANS now than ever, and will keep increasing unless men drop some old-fashioned attitudes about age, fertility and exterior beauty.
by Necromancer44 May 27, 2007
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A beautiful white bird that swims a lot of the time and can get very very aggressive if you get to close to it's children. There are also Black Swans that are just as beautiful and does the same thing. Baby swans, or cygnets are super playful.
by Robin_Bad_Blood January 24, 2018
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A very rare name of a person named after a bird
So yeah Swan is the name of someone with a huge personality very sassy and feisty at times but is very sensitive on the inside even though it may not seem like it
Will stand up for what they believe in ( pretty argumentative not in a horrible way) and protects their friends no matter what
You should be friends with someone called swan although you’ll probably never meet one so if you have count yourself very fortunate or unfortunate whatever way you wanna take it
So yeah Swan is the name of someone with a huge personality very sassy and feisty at times but is very sensitive on the inside even though it may not seem like it
Will stand up for what they believe in ( pretty argumentative not in a horrible way) and protects their friends no matter what
You should be friends with someone called swan although you’ll probably never meet one so if you have count yourself very fortunate or unfortunate whatever way you wanna take it
Me:Hey my names swan
Person:Simone?
Me:no swan like the bird
Person: wow what an interesting name
Me:yeah I get that all the time
Person:Simone?
Me:no swan like the bird
Person: wow what an interesting name
Me:yeah I get that all the time
by I have englos October 20, 2019