A word coined by the eminent wildlife photographer Alex Wild to describe the flight pattern of a certain species of firefly (or lightning bug, a beetle from the family Lampyridae), particularly when such flight is captured on a composite stack of photographic images.
This photo shows two species around sunset, one making spots along the ground, and the other doing swoopies higher in the air.
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When the man made false accusations, doctored evidence, cosplayed a victim, victim blamed real victims, and then admitted he was inappropriately in group chats with minors was the moment he got Swooped.
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Only way you can destroy it, is to stab its reflection during the Harvest Moon.
Only way you can destroy it, is to stab its reflection during the Harvest Moon.
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A person who hits on, flirts with, or generally acts interested in someone who is already actively being sought after in a romantic or sexual sense, drawing attention away from the original interested party to himself or herself.
A person who hits on, flirts with, or generally acts interested in someone who is already actively being sought after in a romantic or sexual sense, drawing attention away from the original interested party to himself or herself.
I was talking with this hottie at the party when a swooper interrupted our conversation and would not leave him alone for the rest of the evening.
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