A little more about UpSwong

by kara
Posted October 9th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

For today’s daily swong I’m going to begin elaborating on the origins of upSWONG. First let’s begin by defining an upswing.

up-swing

1. an upward swing or trend

2. a big increase, improvement or advancement

When asked what makes an upSWONG different than an upswing, semi-pro online poker player and backer Craig Smith replied, “Hmmmmm…it’s just better. I mean, it’s a swong.”

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