Complete Definition of "swank"

English

Etymology
A derivative from swanky

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æ�k|-æ�k

Noun
en-noun

  1. A fashionably elegant person.

#:Saintjohn-Jones is such a swank.

  1. A wealthy person.rfv-sense|Example doesn't seem to fit def.

#:I am going uptown to visit my boyfriend swanks.

  1. ostentation

#:The parvenu was full of swank.

Adjective
en-adj|er

  1. dated Fashionably elegant.

#:I went to a swank party last night.

Verb
en-verb

  1. To swagger.

#:Looks like she's going to swank in flashing her diamonds and tits, then swan out to another party....

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