Swing: "some notes with equal written time values are performed with unequal durations, usually as alternating long and short" (wikipedia with a decent explanation wow). accents and short rests (pauses) are also used to create a "swing feel"
swing is kind of difficult to explain fully in a traditional musical fashion; you really have to hear it, and feel it if you're playing an instrument. Listen to some jazz, big band, bebop, or like someone said above, house is usually swung.
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