English

Etymology
swift + boat
From the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth's attacks during the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign. ¹

Noun
swift boat

1. A small, shallow draft water vessel used by the United States Navy for counterinsurgency (COIN) operations during the Vietnam War; Fast Patrol Craft (PCF).

Transitive verb
to swift boat (alternate spelling, swiftboat)

1. to put forth sensational lies about a political figure as part of a public relations campaign against him/her

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See also
front organization

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