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English
- swam (apparently secondarily clipped)
Etymology
Brooklyn slang of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
swammy (plural swammies)
- (slang, New York City, MLE) gun, firearm
2015 November 1, “Dem Man Know”, C4 (814) (lyrics):C4 run man through the alley
Get a man down with the swammy
Get a man down with the whammy
Boot couple niggas on the road
No face no case with the bally (booting)
2017 January 15, “Kennington Where It Started”, MizOrMac (Harlem Spartans) (lyrics):We some bastards no daddies, swammies start blasting
2017 July 17, OFB (RV, Kash, Lowkey, Headie One, Bradz & Tuggzy) (lyrics and music), “Loyal”, 0:21–0:25:Do road with my shank on me
Or do I keep my strap out off at neighbours
No space for the swam […]