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swish-swash
swish-swash, n. (adv.) (ˈswɪʃˌswɒʃ) Also 6 swyshe swashe. [Reduplicated f. swish with alternating vowel.] 1. An inferior or wishy-washy drink. Also attrib.1547 Boorde Introd. Knowl. ii. (1870) 126 Swyshe swashe metheglyn I take for my fees. 1577 Harrison England iii. i. 96/2 in Holinshed, There is a... Oxford English Dictionary
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Regional handwriting variation
In East Asian countries (Korea, China and Japan), this numeral is commonly written with such a serif, but no swash and no crossbar through the middle. In Germany (especially southern Germany), Austria and Switzerland, lowercase u is often written with a horizontal stroke or swish over it (ŭ, ū, ũ), to wikipedia.org
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wishy-washy
wishy-washy, a. (int., n.) (ˈwɪʃɪˌwɒʃɪ) [Reduplicated formation on washy a. (sense 2); cf. the earlier swish-swash (wishy-washy drink).] 1. Of drink (or liquid food): Weak and insipid; sloppy. Also dial. as n. (see quot. 1824).1791 Massachusetts Spy 12 May 2/1 He..looked at the broth—and d―d it for ... Oxford English Dictionary
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