switcheroo

noun

switch·​er·​oo ˌswi-chə-ˈrü How to pronounce switcheroo (audio)
plural switcheroos
: a surprising variation : reversal

Examples of switcheroo in a Sentence

They changed to a different system without telling anyone that they had pulled a switcheroo.
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Guy Fieri and Gordon Ramsay had a switcheroo Super Bowl Sunday. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025 The gist is that the Chinese language is not the sole purveyor of the grand switcheroo. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 Trump’s proposed geographic switcheroo was greeted with widespread derision in Mexico and throughout Latin America. Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025 Remember that the report by users is that the language switcheroo only seems to happen when the chain of thought is underway. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for switcheroo 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of switch

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of switcheroo was in 1933

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“Switcheroo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/switcheroo. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.

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