Skip to main content
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.
FOX is the best network to catch sweeps week stunts due to their tendancy to cancel on a whim.
Sweeps by Pyro Infernos August 30, 2008
Sweeps mug front
Get the Sweeps mug.
See more merch
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.
"Wow Yngwie sweeps like a mutha fucker."
"You really suck at sweeps"
Sweeps by 19a9a91919ngf8181181 January 18, 2006
1: To win or get the best of
2: Deliver repeated brutal blows in combat
1: Well he got the sweeps on that one didn't he
2: With constant sweeps, Chris one the fight
Sweeps by The Sweeper July 3, 2003
1: To get the best of
2: To deliver constant brutal blows in combat
1: I got the sweeps in that one didn't I?
2: With constant sweeps, Chris won the fight
Sweeps by The Sweeper July 5, 2003
a shitty soloing technique where the only talent you need is speed. nobody gives a shit that you can play arpeggios fast. real talent would be making a selection of that arpeggio and play it in a certain order not up and down it. used in metal alot because metal is a shitty excuse for music where the only chords you need to know is D,E,F and G and be able to do sweeps. you need to musical knowledge whatsoever except the arpeggios. used in conforming metal bands or shitty metal bands unlike incredibly bands such as Tool. One could easily find technical intriguing and interesting music in basically any other genre but metal is the 2nd most conforming type of music besides pop/alternative.
fag metal kid: check my out im playing sweeps! fuck you music i will repeat arpeggios over and over and pretend like i have talent
me:well thats awesome know will you play those in 11/8 time and actually play outside your chord and explore your fretboard in a different way than arpeggios thankyou.
sweeps by path of mankind August 25, 2006
sweeps is to sleep but said and spelled differently. Has to be used verbatim: Sweeps/sweeps.
Alright man, I'll ttyl. Gonna go sweeps
Sweeps by chocolateduc February 8, 2020
A group of Roombas together
Look out for those sweeps!
Sweeps by dnewpad September 8, 2020