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Definition of swankpot in English: swankpotnoun ˈswaŋkpɒt British dated, informal A person attempting to impress others. Example sentencesExamples - And, as swankpot Ford, Geoffrey Lesley gives a controlled, sleuthing performance that simmers on the brink of volcanic-like eruption.
- Now the Perth Concert Hall is a fairly austere hoity-toity kind of swankpot, people stay in their seats, clap, cheer, maybe take photos.
- My teacher's a right swankpot about the best pupil in his form.
- It's worth saying that while the enterprising interviewees belong to the more willingly opinionated group of business owners, they were certainly not the type of swankpots who should be ignored.
- Dr Lew was the barrelly fast and furious England centre with the steamhammer hand-off whom all the swankpots at my school attempted to emulate.
Synonyms boaster, brag, bragger, show-off, blusterer, trumpeter, swaggerer, poser, poseur, poseuse, peacock, egotist, self-publicist
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