English edit

Etymology edit

switch +‎ -y

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈswɪt͡ʃi/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪtʃi

Adjective edit

switchy (comparative more switchy or switchier, superlative most switchy or switchiest)

  1. (colloquial) Having a whisking or wagging motion.
    • 1812, William Coombe, The Tour of Dr Syntax in Search of the Picturesque:
      And now, perhaps, her switchy tail
      Hangs on a barn-door, from a nail
  2. (sex, slang, BDSM, LGBT) Versatile; not exclusively a top or a bottom, or inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.
    Synonyms: versatile, vers
    I'm switchier than my boyfriend; I'm fine with either topping or bottoming, whereas he's only comfortable with bottoming.

Noun edit

switchy (plural switchies)

  1. (slang, African-American Vernacular) A Glock switch.
    • 2023 September 18, “It’s Nothing / Spiritual Outro” (track 15, 0:20 from the start), in Summrs (lyrics), What We Didn’t Have[1]:
      Yeah, this shit gettin wicked now
      Hit his ass with the switchy now
      My net worth 'bout a ticket now
      I ain't never put my glizzy down