swank
1
[ swangk ]
/ swæŋk /
noun
dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
a swagger.
adjective, swank·er, swank·est.
stylish or elegant.
pretentiously stylish.
verb (used without object)
to swagger in behavior; show off.
Origin of swank
1
1800–10; compare Scots
swank lively, perhaps ultimately representing back formation from Old English
swancor lithe; akin to Middle Dutch
swanc supple, Middle High German
swanken to sway
Words nearby swank
swan-ganz catheter,
swan-upping,
swanee,
swang,
swanherd,
swank,
swanky,
swanndri,
swannery,
swanscombe man,
swansdown
Definition for swank (2 of 3)
Definition for swank (3 of 3)
swink
[ swingk ]
/ swɪŋk /
verb (used without object), swank or swonk, swonk·en, swink·ing, noun
labor; toil.
Origin of swink
OTHER WORDS FROM swink
swink·er, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for swank (1 of 2)
swank
/ (swæŋk) informal /
verb
(intr)
to show off or swagger
noun
Also called: swankpot British
a swaggering or conceited person
mainly US
elegance or style, esp of a showy kind
swagger; ostentation
adjective
another word (esp US) for swanky
Word Origin for swank
C19: perhaps from Middle High German
swanken to sway; see
swag
British Dictionary definitions for swank (2 of 2)
swink
/ (swɪŋk) archaic /
verb
(intr)
to toil or drudge
noun
toil or drudgery
Derived forms of swink
swinker, nounWord Origin for swink
Old English
swinc, from
swincan