swotty

English

Etymology

From swot +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

swotty (comparative swottier, superlative swottiest)

  1. (British, slang) Studious; being a swot; nerdy.
    • 2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      According to [Tony] Buzan, orthodox forms of note-taking don't stick in the head because they employ only the left brain, the swotty side, leaving our right brain, like many creative types, kicking its heels on the sofa, watching trash TV and waiting for a job offer that never comes.
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