what does swank mean?
SWANK as NOUN
- Meaning
- elegance by virtue of being fashionable
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Hypernyms(s) swank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SWANK as VERB
- Meaning
- display proudly
- act ostentatiously or pretentiously
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- he showed off his new sports car
Hypernyms(s) swank is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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SWANK as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- imposingly fashionable and elegant
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