swarry

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English

Noun

swarry (plural swarries)

  1. (UK, archaic) Pronunciation spelling of soiree.
    • 1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers:
      A select company of the Bath footmen presents their compliments to Mr. Weller, and requests the pleasure of his company this evening, to a friendly swarry, consisting of a boiled leg of mutton with the usual trimmings.
    • 1869, Henry Crabb Robinson, Thomas Sadler, Diary, Reminiscences, and Correspondence of Henry Crabb Robinson, page 470:
      His grimaces on eating hice at a swarry, and the way in which he olds his umbrelli, and vipes his nose, defy all criticism.