"swanky" meaning in All languages combined

See swanky on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈswæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swanky.wav Forms: swankier [comparative], swankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: From swank + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swank|y}} swank + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} swanky (comparative swankier, superlative swankiest)
  1. (informal) Rather posh, elegant, ritzy. Tags: informal Synonyms: swank, swankish Derived forms: swankily, swankiness Translations (posh; elegant; ritzy): моден (moden) (Bulgarian), шик (šik) (Bulgarian), elegant (Catalan), classe (French), élégant (French), galánta (Irish), elegante (Spanish), ricachon [slang] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-swanky-en-adj-vRFyxY1z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 90 10

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swanky.wav Forms: swankies [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: From swank + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|swank|y}} swank + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swanky (countable and uncountable, plural swankies)
  1. Alternative form of swankie Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: swankie
    Sense id: en-swanky-en-noun-SkOXccoK

Inflected forms

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