n. An implement with a flat part (a mesh of metal or plastic) and a long handle, used to kill insects by striking them. The handle is typically about one foot long and the flat mesh at the end (usually of plastic) is about 5 inces square. Syn. -- swatter. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[かわっている(変わっている);かわってる(変わってる), kawatteiru ( kawa tteiru ); kawatteru ( kawa tteru )] (exp, v1) (sometimes derogatory) (See 変わる・かわる・3) to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different