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单词 swanking
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swankingn.1

Etymology: Compare swank adj.1, swankie n.
Scottish. Obsolete. rare.
A fine strapping fellow.
ΘΚΠ
the world > people > person > man > [noun] > strapping man
swankie?a1513
swanking?a1513
swanker1811
a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 107 My sweit swanking [1568 swanky], saif ȝow allane Na leyd I luiffit all this owk.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

swankingn.2

Etymology: < swank v. + -ing suffix1.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswanking.
slang.
= swank n.2
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [noun] > making a display
strutting1399
pluming1486
swashing1556
flantado1582
showing forth1615
jetting1654
parading1686
flaunting1729
showing off1822
peacocking1837
swanking1900
1900 Manch. Guardian 5 Dec. 3/8 (E.D.D.) Smith picked up a piece of paper, and attempted to light it, but did not do so. The deceased said, ‘None of your swanking, Smith, you can light it well enough’.
1916 Captain June 231/1 (heading) The perils of swanking.
1918 Daily Express 2 Oct. 2/2 History will declare that by swanking the Hohenzollerns fell.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

swankingadj.1

Etymology: Compare swankie n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswanking.
Scottish.
Strong and active, stout, strapping.
ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > bodily shape or physique > broad shape or physique > [adjective]
stalworthc1175
thicka1250
stubblea1300
quarryc1300
stalworthyc1300
stoura1350
sturdyc1386
buirdlya1400
squarec1430
couragec1440
craskc1440
substantialc1460
ample1485
stalwart1508
puddinga1540
full-bodied1588
robust1666
two-handed1687
swankinga1704
strapping1707
broad-set1708
thick-set1724
throddy?1748
thick-bodied1752
broad-built1771
junky1825
swankie1838
stodgy1854
wide-bodied1854
beefish1882
hunky1911
buff1982
buffed1986
the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > robust
strongeOE
hardOE
stalworthc1175
starka1250
stiff1297
steel to the (very) backa1300
stalworthyc1300
wightc1300
stable13..
valiant1303
stithc1325
toughc1330
wrast1338
stoura1350
sadc1384
wighty14..
derfc1440
substantialc1460
well-jointed1483
felon1487
robust1490
stalwart1508
stoutya1529
robustous?1531
rankc1540
hardy1548
robustious1548
stout1576
rustical1583
rustic1620
iron1638
robustic1652
swankinga1704
strapping1707
rugged1731
solid1741
vaudy1793
flaithulach1829
ironbark1833
swankie1838
tough as (old) boots or leather1843
skookum1847
hard (also tough, sharp) as nails1862
hard-assed1954
nails1974
the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > brisk or active > of a person
dapper1606
swankinga1704
swankie1838
a1704 T. Brown Lett. from Dead (new ed.) in Wks. (1707) II. ii. 84 There goes a tall Ensign, there's a swanking Fellow for you.
1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor x, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. II. 244 I lived on his land when I was a swanking young chield.
1877 W. Black Green Pastures xliv Tall, swanking fellows with big riding-boots and loose jackets.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

swankingadj.2

Etymology: < swank v. + -ing suffix2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswanking.
slang.
That swanks; boastful, ostentatious, pretentious.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]
rankOE
peacockly?a1425
ruffling1531
garish1545
peacockish1551
peacock-like1576
ostentatious1590
fastuous?1591
flaring1593
flantitanting1596
ostentive1599
ostentative1601
showful1607
flourishable1614
flourishing1616
flaunting1624
ostentous1624
ostentatory1638
swasha1640
fanfaron1670
paradeful1748
ostensible1782
epideictic1790
fandangous1797
flashy1801
affiché1818
show-off1818
splashing1820
flaunty1825
splash-and-dash1830
pretentious1832
flash1836
splashy1836
pretenceful1841
swanky1842
peacocky1844
fantysheeny1847
splurgy1852
cheesy1858
pretensivea1868
duchessy1870
swagger1879
lavish1882
splurging1884
show-offy1890
razzmatazz1900
show-offish1903
whoop-de-do1904
Ritz1908
split-arse1917
swanking1918
ritzy1919
fantoosh1920
knock-me-down1922
showboating1936
showboat1939
hellzapoppin'1945
zazzy1961
glitzy1966
sploshy1966
zhuzhy1968
noncy1989
bling1999
1918 Daily Express 2 Oct. 2/2 The swanking dustman is a nuisance. So is the swanking duke.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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