Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To make a rustling sound while moving. · To flourish with a swishing sound. · To flog; to lash. · To make a successful basketball shot that does not touch the rim or backboard.
sophisticated; fashionable; smooth. · Attractive, stylish · Effeminate.
A hissing or whistling sound of something travelling quickly through the air. · The sound of a basketball going in the hoop.
A short rustling, hissing or whistling sound, often made by friction. · A hissing, sweeping movement through the air, as of an animal's tail. · A sound of liquid flowing, especially inside a container. · A twig or bundle of twigs, used for administering beatings; a switch
From noun, imitative of the sound
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