swank

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[ swangk ]
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noun
  1. dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.

  2. a swagger.

adjective,swank·er, swank·est.
  1. stylish or elegant.

  2. pretentiously stylish.

verb (used without object)
  1. to swagger in behavior; show off.

Origin of swank

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1800–10; compare Scots swank lively, perhaps ultimately representing back formation from Old English swancor lithe; akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple, Middle High German swanken to sway

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Other definitions for swank (2 of 2)

swank2
[ swangk ]

verb
  1. a simple past tense of swink.

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British Dictionary definitions for swank

swank

/ (swæŋk) informal /


verb
  1. (intr) to show off or swagger

noun
  1. Also called: swankpot British a swaggering or conceited person

  2. mainly US elegance or style, esp of a showy kind

  1. swagger; ostentation

adjective
  1. another word (esp US) for swanky

Origin of swank

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C19: perhaps from Middle High German swanken to sway; see swag

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