switcheroo
noun
switch·er·oo ˌswi-chə-ˈrü 
plural switcheroos
: a surprising variation : reversal
Example Sentences
They changed to a different system without telling anyone that they had pulled a switcheroo.
Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, a weather switcheroo is expected in the West. 
Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 But that doesn’t change the fact that the Ozark finale was a wet fart of a conclusion to a show that tried to pull off something of a narrative switcheroo. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 May 2022 And Rocks indeed returned to the immunity challenge and announced the switcheroo. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022 With testing appointments nearly impossible to find in Portland, the managerial switcheroo left a one-day gap in OHSU’s testing apparatus. oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022 Tim Blake also pinpoints the regulatory switcheroo as the fundamental issue behind the current crisis. Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2022 Unless Marvel Studios pull a real switcheroo here, that distinctive voice almost certainly belongs to Patrick Stewart, a.k.a. Charles Xavier from the 20th Century Fox X-Men movies. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 Feb. 2022 Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell pulled the old switcheroo during their respective late-night appearances with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021 But the two pulled a switcheroo, showing up on the wrong coasts and wrong networks. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021 See More
Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022 But that doesn’t change the fact that the Ozark finale was a wet fart of a conclusion to a show that tried to pull off something of a narrative switcheroo. Andy Meek, BGR, 2 May 2022 And Rocks indeed returned to the immunity challenge and announced the switcheroo. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022 With testing appointments nearly impossible to find in Portland, the managerial switcheroo left a one-day gap in OHSU’s testing apparatus. oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2022 Tim Blake also pinpoints the regulatory switcheroo as the fundamental issue behind the current crisis. Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2022 Unless Marvel Studios pull a real switcheroo here, that distinctive voice almost certainly belongs to Patrick Stewart, a.k.a. Charles Xavier from the 20th Century Fox X-Men movies. Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 14 Feb. 2022 Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell pulled the old switcheroo during their respective late-night appearances with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel. Andrea Towers, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2021 But the two pulled a switcheroo, showing up on the wrong coasts and wrong networks. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of switch
First Known Use
1933, in the meaning defined above
switcheroo
noun
as in bait and switch
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- bait and switch
- turnabout
- turnaround
- flip-flop
- reversal
- U-turn
- retraction
- about-face
- volte-face
- disavowal
- renunciation
- denial
- about-turn
- recantation
- repudiation
- disownment
- reconsideration
- retreat
- disaffirmance
- indecision
- vacillation
- second thought
- hesitation
- wavering
- wobbling
- shilly-shallying
- irresolution
- wabbling
