tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669027158753952.post6696316772587185292..comments2024-01-28T00:29:16.605-08:00Comments on Susan M. Schultz's Blog: Thank You for the Window Office / Home by Dark: traipsing alongside Maged Zaher & Pam Brownsusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16934944559857117395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5669027158753952.post-71248268151193625332013-10-27T23:10:55.956-07:002013-10-27T23:10:55.956-07:00In older Australian slang "pulling a swifty&q...In older Australian slang "pulling a swifty" is tricking someone eg with a false excuse etc.<br /><br />It also covers a confidence trick.<br /><br />That said a "Swifty" is usually something smaller rather than large.<br /><br />It probably comes from sleight of hand and the fact that the hand is quicker than the eye. A swifty therefore is something that your mid doesn't pick up on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com