Swishing is a new social movement that is spreading fast with new online communities, regular swishing events and mass media coverage. Swishing parties are being hailed as the new fun and free way to walk away with a new wardrobe while helping to save the planet.
A swishing party starts with drinks, nibbles and conversation and then guests start swapping clothes.
The term “swishing” may come from the sound of clothes swishing quickly along the clothes rails, or it may refer to the noise that certain clothes, particularly silk ones, make when rustled.
The word "swish" can be a noun referring to a rustling sound or a verb meaning to move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound, as well as an adjective meaning elegant and fashionable.
Here's a children's song with some onomatopoeias. "Swish" is one of them:
MAD' DONNA - The wheels on the bus
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round
The wheels on the bus go round and round all through the town.
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish, swish"
The wipers on the bus go "Swish, swish, swish" all through the town.
The door on the bus goes open and shut, open and shut, open and shut
The door on the bus goes open and shut all through the town.
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep"
The horn on the bus goes "Beep, beep, beep" all through the town.
The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink, clink"
The money on the bus goes "Clink, clink, clink" all through the town.
The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah! Wah, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah!"
The baby on the bus says, "Wah, wah, wah!" all through the town.
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