Swopping: meaning, definitions and examples

general action

Swopping is a colloquial term primarily used in some English-speaking regions, meaning to exchange or swap items. It often implies a mutual agreement between two parties to trade possessions or services. The term is commonly employed in informal contexts and may refer to anything from trading toys among children to swapping books, clothes, or anything of interest. It highlights the notion of reciprocation in exchanges.

barter, exchange, swap, trade

Examples of usage

• They are swopping their old games for new ones.

• The friends decided to go swopping clothes for the party.

• We found a group of local enthusiasts swopping collectibles.

• She is swopping her houseplants with neighbors.

• At the community fair, families were swopping homemade goods.