What is Swanee?
1.
Swear
Well, I swanee, he did say that!
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2.
1. The name of a river in a song... "...on the swanee river..."
2. Old Southern slang for "swear." (not curse, that's a whole different ball of wax, but promise)
1. "...on the banks of the Swanee river..."
2. I wish I could think of a better example, but, I swanee, I just can't.
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