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noun
1.
dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
2.
a swagger.
adjective
3.
stylish or elegant.
4.
pretentiously stylish.
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Swanked
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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verb (used without object)
5.
to swagger in behavior; show off.
Origin:
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
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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verb
a simple past tense of swink.
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Word Origin & History
swank
1809, "to strut" (swanky, n., "attractive young fellow" is recorded from 1508), perhaps related to M.H.G. swanken "to sway, totter," and O.H.G. swingan "to swing." Said to have been a Midlands and southwestern England dialectal word. The noun meaning "ostentatious behavior" is recorded from 1854; adj.
EXPANDsense of "stylish, classy, posh" is from 1913. Swanky is attested from 1842.
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swank definition[swæŋk]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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