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plural swedes
(chiefly Britain) The fleshy yellow root of a variety of rape, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, resembling a large turnip, grown as a vegetable. examples
The plant from which this is obtained. examples
(Scotland, Ireland, Northern England) The turnip. examples
(UK, slang) The head. quotations
Gotta be so careful nowadays; local copper's no problem but the cow from the council done me 'cos this almost brained a punter when it fell on his swede.
2005, The Spectator, volume 299, page 49
third-person singular simple present swedes, present participle sweding, simple past and past participle sweded
To produce a low-budget remake of a film without the use of professional actors or filming techniques. quotations examples
Chances are you've sweded something before without even knowing it.
2008, “The Five Most Awesomely Sweded Movies”, in Esquire
Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones and John Rambo are this era's King Arthur, Beowulf and Robin Hood – and sweding represents a playful and heartfelt engagement with their myths.
2014, The Guardian, Sweded movies: the end of Hollywood as we know it?