switcheroo
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9.5
- noun
- /ˌswɪtʃəˈru/
- Slang
:
cambio inesperado
- In a surprising switcheroo, the leading candidate was replaced just before the election.
- pulled a switcheroo
- the old switcheroo
- a little switcheroo
That's a classic legal strategy, the old switcheroo.
- That's a classic legal strategy, the old switcheroo.
- Yeah, I think we just need to do a little switcheroo and that needs to go there because that's amazing.
- You're figuring out, OK, So what would actually be in that bag that helps make the trap work, but the cop doesn't see the switcheroo or whatever.
- Now, under affirmative action, there's been a switcheroo.
- Two assassination attempts, the debate switcheroo, and you can follow his, his movie and his series on X.
Examples
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Unbeknownst to him and without his consent, they had pulled the old switcheroo: they took away everything and replaced it with the tawdry miniature of everything.
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And you didn't acknowledge the switcheroo.
Blog text (12) -
Yes, it's the switcheroo, all right.
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Could you explain the switcheroo part again?
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How about the old switcheroo?
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This happening now is the old switcheroo.
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The old switcheroo is happening on every ranch around here.
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And if pulling that kind of switcheroo on authors is possible, can other publishers do it too?
Blog text (1) -
I watched you and Ferguson do the old switcheroo.
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I'd be a rube not to see the switcheroo.
Blog text (9)
Synonyms
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1.0
An event that happens suddenly and is not expected
343
3.4
A sudden change in a situation or story
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4.1
A sudden change in a story or situation that surprises people
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3.2
A change from one thing or person to another
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4.1
A sudden change in a situation that makes plans or results different
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4.2
A surprising event in a story that changes the expected outcome
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5.3
A sudden change in plan to surprise an opponent
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Switcheroo comes from the common word switch ('to change' or 'swap') plus a playful ending '-eroo' that makes it sound like a quick trick. So a switcheroo is an unexpected or surprising 'change' or 'swap', often done like a small trick.