swankyadj.
slang.
Swaggering; ‘swagger’, pretentiously grand. Also, boastful. Of things: imposing, stylish, ‘posh’.
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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.
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adj.1842