Meaning

2 senses
  1. (colloquial)Having a whisking or wagging motion.

  2. (slang)Versatile; not exclusively a top or a bottom, or inclined to switch between sadistic and masochistic roles.

    I'm switchier than my boyfriend; I'm fine with either topping or bottoming, whereas he's only comfortable with bottoming.

Origin

From switch + -y.

From switch + -y.

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Forms

more switchy/switchier, most switchy/switchiest
Comparativemore switchy / switchier Lesson
Superlativemost switchy / switchiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
(slang)Versatile:versatileC1vers

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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