swankie (plural swankies)
(Scotland) An active and clever young fellow.
swankie (uncountable)
(obsolete) Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.
Source: Wiktionary
Swank"ie, Swank"y, n. Etym: [Cf. G. schwank flexible, pliant.]
Definition: An active and clever young fellow. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
