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Sweep Glass
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“Sweep glass“ - “It sweeps glass“ Definition Is a slang term of Franco-English origin. The term is used to describe a thing that is deemed to be “exceptional“, “fantastic“, “awesome“, “great“ or “of outstanding merit“. First used in artistic circles and the communications sector to qualify a photo, a design object or a pictoral composition, the expression rapidly spread internatonally across all domains. Also abreviated to "it sweeps" or "it's sweeping". In more recent developments, the term has been heavily adopted among French youth, who even transformed into their own for of slang, known as Verlan. In Verlan the syllables of in a word are inverted, hence "ça sweep" (it sweeps) becomes "Ça se-pwi". Origins The origins of the phrase is thought to be found in an evolution of the slang term 'to kick ass', in what seems to be a modern take on traditional cockney rhyming slang from the East end of London in the United Kingdom. Cockney rhyming slang is a form of slang developped in the 19th century in spoken and written in English, in which words are replaced by rhyming equivalents. It is thought that this technique was designed to encrypt the meaning from outsiders, such as non-locals or police. It has been speculated that 'it sweeps glass', was developped first by adolescents seeking to conceal the meaning of their speech from adults. Literally: It sweeps glass! Example: Ora Ito's work is remarkable. It sweeps glass! 
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