SWANK

swank, swanky

(adjective) imposingly fashionable and elegant; “a swank apartment”

chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last word

(noun) elegance by virtue of being fashionable

flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank

(verb) display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; “he showed off his new sports car”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

swank (comparative swanker, superlative swankest)

Fashionably elegant, posh.

Noun

swank (countable and uncountable, plural swanks)

A fashionably elegant person.

Ostentation; bravado.

Verb

swank (third-person singular simple present swanks, present participle swanking, simple past and past participle swanked)

To swagger, to show off.

Anagrams

• Kwans, kawns, knaws, wanks

Proper noun

Swank (plural Swanks)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Swank is the 4526th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7832 individuals. Swank is most common among White (94.32%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Kwans, kawns, knaws, wanks

Source: Wiktionary



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