swankyadj.

Etymology: < swank n.² or swank v. + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswanky.

slang.

Swaggering; ‘swagger’, pretentiously grand. Also, boastful. Of things: imposing, stylish, ‘posh’.

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

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing

menskful?c1225

solemnc1386

splendid1653

awfula1656

grand1678

imposing1783

grande dame1827

swanky1940

1842 J. Y. Akerman Gloss. Provinc. Words Wilts. Swankey, swaggering, strutting.

1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words

1912 World 6 Aug. 243/2 Some girls have such awfully swanky ideas, haven't they?

1929 ‘R. Crompton’ William i. 9 ‘I read that too,’ interrupted Ginger, ‘so you needn't be so swanky.’

1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics ii. 49 No mansion tall with a swanky gate.

1959 Spectator 25 Sept. 406/3 An English producer and a London critic..in the swanky bar of the Excelsior.

1974 Sunday Tel. 8 Dec. 8/6 Swanky Christmas presents, beautifully wrapped in red and gold.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	swanky
释义	swankyadj. Etymology: < swank n.² or swank v. + -y suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈswanky. slang. Swaggering; ‘swagger’, pretentiously grand. Also, boastful. Of things: imposing, stylish, ‘posh’. 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 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > splendour, magnificence, or pomp > [adjective] > imposing menskful?c1225 solemnc1386 splendid1653 awfula1656 grand1678 imposing1783 grande dame1827 swanky1940 1842 J. Y. Akerman Gloss. Provinc. Words Wilts. Swankey, swaggering, strutting. 1883 W. H. Cope Gloss. Hampshire Words 1912 World 6 Aug. 243/2 Some girls have such awfully swanky ideas, haven't they? 1929 ‘R. Crompton’ William i. 9 ‘I read that too,’ interrupted Ginger, ‘so you needn't be so swanky.’ 1940 C. Day Lewis tr. Virgil Georgics ii. 49 No mansion tall with a swanky gate. 1959 Spectator 25 Sept. 406/3 An English producer and a London critic..in the swanky bar of the Excelsior. 1974 Sunday Tel. 8 Dec. 8/6 Swanky Christmas presents, beautifully wrapped in red and gold. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1842
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