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swatting

verb

Meaning

  1. To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
  2. To illegitimately provoke a SWAT assault upon (someone).
  3. A motion or gesture that swats; a swat.
  4. The action of making an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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