"swankie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swankies [plural]
Etymology: Compare German schwank (“flexible, pliant”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|schwank||flexible, pliant}} German schwank (“flexible, pliant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} swankie (plural swankies)
  1. (Scotland) An active and clever young fellow. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-swankie-en-noun-rk50QX0g Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swanky
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} swankie (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-swankie-en-noun-V8aryJw6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: swanky
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for swankie meaning in English (1.8kB)

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