Swot (Noun)
Meaning
An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The class clown loved to tease the swot who always sat in the front row and raised his hand to answer every question.
- Her friends called her a swot behind her back because she always had her nose buried in a book during lunch.
- The swot in the group was always the first to finish his homework and would often look smug about it.
- He was known as the swot of the school because he was always perfectly dressed and had impeccable manners.
- The other kids in the class would often mock the swot who insisted on using a fountain pen and carrying a leather satchel.