Adjective: swishy (swishier,swishiest) swi-shee
- Resembling a sustained ‘sh’ or soft whistle
"a swishy skirt"
- [N. Amer, offensive] Weal or having unsuitable feminine qualities
"The actor's swishy portrayal of the character was criticized as stereotypical";
- effeminate, emasculate, epicene, cissy [Brit, informal], sissified [informal], sissyish [informal], sissy [informal], camp [informal], campy [informal]
Derived forms: swishier, swishiest
See also: noisy, poncey [Brit, informal], poncy [Brit, informal], unmanful, unmanlike, unmanly