"swanky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈswæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swanky.wav Forms: swankier [comparative], swankiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: 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, 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: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈswæŋki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swanky.wav Forms: swankies [plural]
Rhymes: -æŋki Etymology: 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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