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Noun

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swanger (plural swangers)

  1. (US, informal) A decorative protruding construction on an automobile's rim, especially on a Houston, Texas, slab car.
    • 2019 June 9, Vee Bryant, Fallin' for a Texas Thug, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:
      That was the whole point in me driving my car instead of Briana's, looking over my shoulder to him, he was standing next to a black Camaro with swanger's[sic] on the rims,  []
    • 2019 June 20, Sha Jones, Kody & Kaci: Never Felt a Hood Love Like This, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:
      Hips that poked out like twelve-inch swangers on a Houston slab car and long, curly hair that flowed down the middle of her back made her a sight for sore eyes. Kaci truly was a beautiful girl and could've been a model.
    • 2019 September 8, Liv Reshelle, A Haitian Thug Stole My Heart: Caught By a Boss, Sullivan Group Publishing, →ISBN:
      He handed her the keys and got into his black 2019 Lincoln MKZ with some swanger's[sic] on the tires. His windows were tinted so I couldn't see anything in his car while following him to his house.

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Etymology

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From Dutch zwanger, from Middle Dutch swanger. Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *swangr (heavy).

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swanger (attributive swangere, comparative swangerder, superlative swangerste)

  1. pregnant

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