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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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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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