The official term used to label anything that is swept into a pile of trash with the use of a broom.
The size of individual pieces inside the pile as a whole does not matter unless that piece is removed from the pile. In this case that piece of sweeping is no longer regarded as a sweeping but simply as trash or whatever wierd use a person could have for something that has been in a pile of sweepings.
The size of individual pieces inside the pile as a whole does not matter unless that piece is removed from the pile. In this case that piece of sweeping is no longer regarded as a sweeping but simply as trash or whatever wierd use a person could have for something that has been in a pile of sweepings.
I had the biggest pile of sweepings I'd seen in a long time swept together when I was cleaning my kitchen last night. Then my dog came in and picked out a large piece which then appeared to be half of a trashy Home Gardening Magazine. What he did with it I'll never know.
by Ken Bratz April 16, 2011
Boy 1 - "Haha, what an idiot. You spelt that word wrong, you are so dumm"
Boy 2 - "..'DUMM'? Sweep sweep"
Boy 2 - "..'DUMM'? Sweep sweep"
by MaxCarsLad February 14, 2005
Sweepings: The scraps, leavings, hand-me-downs, things tossed aside as the quality stuff is grabbed up at sales. Junk.
Allie and her friend Brenda waited all night to get into the store with the Grand Opening mega-sale. As they were scrunched through the door the mob rushed right through them and by the time they could get the clothes they dreamed of - all that was left were torn & dirty things that were either way too small or large enough to use as a tent. Scraps and pieces of clothing littered the floors, trampled and raggedly filthy junk.
Well Bren, looks like were stuck with the sweepings.
Well Bren, looks like were stuck with the sweepings.
by Century25 September 30, 2013
by Adrian September 30, 2006
A time of the year the world of television programs where the virgins become sluts, the straits become gay, the mild-mannered become basket-cases, likeable characters turn out to be evil and/or die, couples cheat on eachother, the selfless turn selfish, someone gets pregnant, and just about any other thing that the creators can think of to boost their show's ratings enough to avoid getting cancelled by the network executives.
Often as soon as sweeps week is over, all these elements are suddenly written out or forgotten.
Often as soon as sweeps week is over, all these elements are suddenly written out or forgotten.
by Pyro Infernos June 13, 2006
A Style of picking, used on the guitar. You sweep your pick across the string, most of the time producing a triplet sound.
Usually used to sweep arpeggios.
Usually used to sweep arpeggios.
by 19a9a91919ngf8181181 January 18, 2006
by Derbyshire Linguist September 03, 2022