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What (who) is swank - definition
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Swank (disambiguation)
swank
Stylish, cool, grand. (You'll find this in standard dictionaries. Sometimes considered colloquial.)
Swank shoes, Ethel. They must have cost you a fortune.
Swank shoes, Ethel. They must have cost you a fortune.
Swank
·Impf of Swink.
swank
informal
¦ verb display one's wealth, knowledge, or achievements so as to impress others.
¦ noun behaviour, talk, or display intended to impress others.
¦ adjective North American term for swanky.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
Examples of use of swank
1. Charges against Parker and information about Swank were not available.
2. The Kremlin spared no expense to throw a swank summit.
3. Now, swank multiplexes open here nearly every month.
4. Swank famously forgot to thank a tearful Lowe while accepting her best actress Oscar in 2000 for "Boys Don‘t Cry." Last year, Swank won again for "Million Dollar Baby" –– this time, thanking Lowe.
5. Oscar vetran Hilary Swank wore an Atelier Versace, while Renee Zellweger donned a sparkling Carolina Herrera.