swanky

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English

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Etymology

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From swank +‎ -y.

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Adjective

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swanky (comparative swankier, superlative swankiest)

  1. (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.

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Noun

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swanky (countable and uncountable, plural swankies)

  1. Alternative form of swankie

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