swanky
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 6
/ˈswæŋki/
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/ˈswæŋki/ · /ˈsweɪ̯ŋki/ · /ˈswɛ̃ŋki/
Definition of swanky
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(informal)Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.
“His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders.”
“So anyway, anniversary night and I've gone off. The sensational dinner, booked a swanky hotel and had a blinder.”
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adj
-
(informal)Rather posh, elegant, ritzy.
“His manner never had been modest or retiring. Now it was unmistakably swanky; he was putting on side to an extent that made fellows who observed him smile and shrug their shoulders.”
“So anyway, anniversary night and I've gone off. The sensational dinner, booked a swanky hotel and had a blinder.”
noun
- (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of swankie.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From swank + -y.
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