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Swiftyfeet: Allusion, deprecated. A con man who is ready to flee if caught. Typically sells what cannot be sold. If someone “has swifty feet” it expresses the suspicion that they will not take responsibility and run. The real Swiftyfeet was stupid enough to pride himself on “always having my bags packed so I can leave the country within two hours.”