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Word: Sweeney
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s: from rhyming slang Sweeney Todd, a barber who murdered his customers (see Todd, Sweeney)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈswiːni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the members of a police flying squad.
Short Definition:members of police flying squad
