SWANKY

swank, swanky

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

swanky (comparative swankier, superlative swankiest)

(informal) Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.

Synonyms

• swank

• swankish

Noun

swanky (countable and uncountable, plural swankies)

Alternative form of swankie

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



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BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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