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Swanky   /swˈɑŋki/   Listen
Swanky

adjective
1.
Imposingly fashionable and elegant.  Synonym: swank.






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"Swanky" Quotes from Famous Books



... billet from the march, Curley Wallace, my theatrical partner, came running over to me and said he had found a swanky place in which to ...
— Over The Top • Arthur Guy Empey

... dreamt that she was being driven in a motor car by a swanky chauffeur. They came to the bottom of a hill, and the car stopped, and she got out and walked. Her first association was: "The chauffeur had a big green coat on, one just like the coat ...
— A Dominie in Doubt • A. S. Neill

... with a tray. Willie was tempted by a card with the 'V.C.' emblazoned on it, but feared it would look 'swanky' on his part. Though hampered by the adverse criticisms of Macgregor, who naturally wanted to hold Christina's hand under cover of the table as long as possible, he succeeded at last in choosing one entitled 'The Soldier's Return,' depicting a bronzed youth running ...
— Wee Macgreegor Enlists • J. J. Bell



Words linked to "Swanky" :   stylish, fashionable



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