Swiftian

English Etymology From en Swift ian. Adjective en literature Of or pertaining to Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist, or his works. en Swiftian satire en 1919 A History of the French Novel 2 w:George Saintsbury https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/27872/pg27872-images.html Nor are his ironic-human touches wanting. Almost at its birth he satirises, in his own quiet Swiftian way, an absurd tendency which has grown mightily since, and flourishes now: Selling Taiwan to Mainland China: The Author Explains His ‘Swiftian’ Intent James Fallows Paul V. Kane 2011-11-17 https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/11/selling-taiwan-to-mainland-china-the-author-explains-his-swiftian-intent/248637/ It was my intent to mix serious issues and facts with irony and Swiftian satire to engage readers and make my points. No apologies on that count. https://web.archive.org/web/20260123000201/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/11/selling-taiwan-to-mainland-china-the-author-explains-his-swiftian-intent/248637/ 23 January 2026 en music Of or pertaining to Taylor Swift (1989–), American singer-songwriter, or her musical and lyrical style. en Swiftian chorus en 2016 Tyler Conroy Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song Simon and Schuster 9781501143465 156 You could hear Martin and Shellback's touch in the bright, punchy sound of those songs, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” “I Knew You Were Trouble,” and “22.” Yet the songs are unmistakably Swiftian; . en 2016 Steven Seidman; Nancy L. Fischer; Chet Meeks Introducing the New Sexuality Studies: 3rd Edition Routledge 9781317449171 Katie is herself deeply invested in the kind of heteronormative propriety that other fans see in Taylor Swift's music, and she suggests that she can incorporate Swift's image of sweet wholesomeness into her own experience and articulation of lesbian relationships; yet, Katie desires to appropriate a piece of heteronormative culture—“Swiftian” propriety and sentimentality—without considering the ways that this strict view on the expression of sexual desire is connected to the ways that she is marginalized within the community because of her sexual identity. en 2017 James E. Perone The Words and Music of Taylor Swift ABC-CLIO 9781440852954 51 The music itself is classic Taylor Swift, with a high degree of syncopation at the sixteenth-note level and a chorus melody Despite the fact that the song is jointly credited to Swift and Sheeran, the verses, too, contain some typically Swiftian attributes, including unexpected lengthening and truncations of phrases. Mitch Therieau Taylor Swift Is Our Biggest Cinematic Universe. But the Magic Is Fading. 2025-10-16 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/magazine/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl.html Still, at the movies, surrounded by a matinee crowd of older Swifties and their kids, the Swiftian portal exerted its pull. https://web.archive.org/web/20251116030759/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/magazine/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl.html 16 November 2025 en eponyms en Taylor Swift