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[[Image:Swabby.gif|frame|right|A Swabby]]
{{InfoboxPetpet
|PetPetImage=Swabby.gif
|Type=Pirate Petpet
|ReleaseDate=December 14, 2004
|PetpetID=274
}}


The '''Swabby''' is a [[Pirate Petpet]] released on December 14, 2004. It's said that if a [[Petpet]] owns a Swabby, it will never have to worry about messy floors, due to the fact it will clean them up. Its name and appearance are a joke on the word ''[[Wiktionary:Swabby|swabby]]'', which means [[Wikipedia:Sailor|sailor]]. However, in the context of the Petpet Swabby it also is a reference to the verb ''to swab'', which is why the Swabby resembles a [[Wikipedia:Mop|mop]].
The '''Swabby''' is a type of [[Petpet]] native to [[Krawk Island]]. It's said that if a [[Neopet]] owns a Swabby, it will never have to worry about messy floors, due to the fact it will clean them up. Its name and appearance are a joke on the word ''[[Wiktionary:Swabby|swabby]]'', which means [[Wikipedia:Sailor|sailor]]. However, in the context of the Petpet Swabby it also is a reference to the verb ''to swab'', which is why the Swabby resembles a [[Wikipedia:Mop|mop]] with a brown stick.


==Colours==
==Colours==
As of August 2007, the Swabby can come in 6 different [[The Rainbow Pool#Petpet Puddle|colours]].
The Swabby is currently available in 8 different [[colour|colours]]:


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{|align=center
|-valign=top
|-valign=top
|width=200|
|width=240|
*[[Faerie]] - ''?''
*[[Christmas]] - ''December 22, 2012''
*Fire - ''?''
*[[Faerie (colour)|Faerie]] - ''June 2, 2007''
|width=200|
*[[Fire]] - ''February 24, 2007''
*[[Maraquan]] - ''?''
*[[Maraquan]] - ''March 21, 2005''
|width=240|
*[[Mutant]] - ''August 25, 2007''
*[[Mutant]] - ''August 25, 2007''
|width=200|
*[[Pink]] - ''November 6, 2008''
*White - ''Natural''
*[[White]] - ''Natural''
*Yellow - ''?''
*[[Yellow]] - ''February 24, 2007''
|}
|}


==Trivia==
==Petpet Protection League==
*The Swabby was featured in the [[Petpet Protection League]] on Week 91.
The Swabby has been selected for the [[Petpet Protection League]] award twice:
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{{PPLWinner
|WeekNumber=91
|Name=Swabby
|Date=May 26, 2005
}}
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{{PPLWinner
|WeekNumber=488
|Name=Pink Swabby
|Date=February 14, 2013
}}
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*'''Petpet Puddle:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petpetpuddle.phtml?species=Swabby&type=help Swabby]
*'''Petpet Spotlight:''' [http://www.neopets.com/petpetspotlight.phtml?place=276 #276],
 
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[[Category:Pirate Petpets]]
[[Category:Pirate Petpets]]

Latest revision as of 04:04, 29 January 2015

Swabby
Swabby.gif
Type Pirate Petpet
Release Date December 14, 2004
Petpet Puddle

The Swabby is a type of Petpet native to Krawk Island. It's said that if a Neopet owns a Swabby, it will never have to worry about messy floors, due to the fact it will clean them up. Its name and appearance are a joke on the word swabby, which means sailor. However, in the context of the Petpet Swabby it also is a reference to the verb to swab, which is why the Swabby resembles a mop with a brown stick.

Colours[edit]

The Swabby is currently available in 8 different colours:

Petpet Protection League[edit]

The Swabby has been selected for the Petpet Protection League award twice:

Week 91
Petpet Swabby
Date May 26, 2005
Week 488
Petpet Pink Swabby
Date February 14, 2013

External links[edit]

  • Petpet Spotlight: #276,