swank
swank1 definition
swank (swaŋk)
noun
- stylish display or ostentation in dress, etc.
- swaggering, ostentatious behavior, speech, etc.
Etymology: orig. slang < dial. vi., akin to OE swancor, pliant, supple, with notion of swinging the body: for IE base see swing
adjective
Informal ostentatiously stylish
intransitive verb
Slang to act in a showy manner; swagger
swank2 definition
swank (swaŋk)
intransitive verb
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