swank

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Verb (intransitive)

OXFORD DICTIONARY

swank, n., v., & adj. colloq.
--n. ostentation, swagger, bluff.
--v.intr. behave with swank; show off.
--adj. esp. US = SWANKY.

Etymology

19th c.: orig. uncert.

THESAURUS

swank

Babylonian, Corinthian, airs, awe-inspiring, awful, barbaric, bounce, brave show, braw, chic, chichi, classy, clothes-conscious, cock, cosmopolitan, dapper, dashing, deluxe, dressed to advantage, dressed to kill, elaborate, elegant, exquisite, extravagant, fancy, fine, flamboyant, genteel, glorious, grand, grandiose, highfaluting ways, imposing, impressive, jaunty, lofty airs, look big, luxurious, magnificent, majestic, natty, neat, nifty, nobby, noble, ostentatious, palatial, peacock, peacockery, peacockish, peacockishness, peacocky, plush, pontificate, posh, prance, pretensions, pretentious, princely, proud, put on, put on airs, put on side, recherche, ritz it, ritzy, sharp, side, sleek, smart, smug, snappy, snazzy, soigne, soignee, sophisticated, spiffy, splashy, splendacious, splendid, splendiferous, spruce, stalk, stately, strut, strutting, style-conscious, sumptuous, superb, superfancy, superfine, swagger, swaggering, swanky, swash, swashbuckle, swashbucklering, swashbucklery, swashbuckling, swell, swell it, swish, tony, trendy, tricksy, trig, trim, vain pretensions, vaporing, well-dressed, well-groomed, with-it