No. 7,594 in Swedish
swish
"Swish" in Swedish refers to a mobile payment system used for instant money transfers.
In a sentence
Jag swishade betalningen för lunchen till dig.
I swished the payment for the lunch to you.
In this sentence, 'swishade' refers to using the mobile payment app Swish to transfer money to another person.
Med en snabb swish var målet gjort i fotbollsmatchen.
With a quick swish, the goal was scored in the football match.
Here, 'swish' is used figuratively to describe the swift and smooth motion or action leading to scoring a goal.
Kan du swisha mig pengar till konserten imorgon?
Can you swish me money for the concert tomorrow?
This sentence uses 'swisha' as a verb, requesting someone to make a mobile transfer using the Swish app.
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