swapping. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to give in trade : barterb : exchange 2. 3  2 : to take turns in telling swap stories.  intransitive 1  verb. : to make an exchange.
Tar Heel. Tar Heel is a nickname applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina and its inhabitants. It is also the nickname of the University of North Carolina athletic teams, students, alumni, and fans. The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history. For a time after the American Civil War, the name Tar H
'South by Southwest' would be the line between South and Southwest. This is the title of a movie by Alfred Hitchcock...directionally, north by northwest doesn't mean a thing. The title North by Northwest refers to a compass direction that does not exist (the correct term is North-northwest). North-northwest on a compass is at 337.50Â°. What these directions are called on the compass can be found in this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_the_compass.