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swank
OXFORD DICTIONARY
swank, n., v., & adj. colloq.
--n. ostentation, swagger, bluff.
--v.intr. behave with swank; show off.
--adj. esp. US = SWANKY.
--n. ostentation, swagger, bluff.
--v.intr. behave with swank; show off.
--adj. esp. US = SWANKY.
Etymology
19th c.: orig. uncert.
THESAURUS
swank
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