swanky
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈswæŋki/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -æŋki
Adjective
[edit]swanky (comparative swankier, superlative swankiest)
- (informal) Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.
- 1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Tale-Bearer in Chief:
- His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders.
Synonyms
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[edit]posh; elegant; ritzy
Noun
[edit]swanky (countable and uncountable, plural swankies)
- Alternative form of swankie
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