Schwing

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Popularized by the Saturday Night Live sketch "Wayne's World", schwing is a slang term used as an exclamation of excitement or appreciation for the female form (example: "She's a babe! 'Schwing!'"). In essence, the term is used to represent the act of achieving an erection. The term is an onomatopoeia of the sound a sword makes when drawn from a metal scabbard.

Cartoon character Beavis does something similar whenever he gets aroused. He goes "Boi-oi-oi-oiing!", which is an onomatopoeia for the sound a spring makes.

It should not be confused with "schwingen," the German word for "to swing." The confusion has stemmed mainly from the optional somatic element of the exclamation, which is in the form of the hands grabbing the seat of the chair one is sitting in and lifting one's body into the air while making the verbal exclamation, thus creating what could be interpreted as a human "swing".

Schwing is also a trademarked brand name of concrete pumps manufactured in Germany and White Bear Lake, MN (www.schwing.com).