swanky

English

Etymology

swank +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswæŋki/

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• Rhymes: -æŋki

Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• swank
• swankish

Derived terms

• swankily
• swankiness

Translations

posh; elegant; ritzy

• Bulgarian: моден (bg) (moden), шик (bg) (šik)
• Catalan: elegant (ca)
• French: classe (fr), élégant (fr)
• Irish: galánta
• Spanish: elegante (es), ricachon (slang)

Noun

swanky (countable and uncountable, plural swankies)

1. Alternative form of swankie

Anagrams

• Kwasny