Definitions for SWANK
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. chic, chicness, chichi, modishness, smartness, stylishness, swank, last wordadjective

   elegance by virtue of being fashionable

2. swank, swankyverb

   imposingly fashionable and elegant

   "a swank apartment"

3. flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swankverb

   display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

   "he showed off his new sports car"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. swanknoun

   A fashionably elegant person.

   He's such a swank.

2. swanknoun

   Ostentation.

   The parvenu was full of swank.

3. swankverb

   To swagger, to show off.

   Looks like she's going to swank in, flashing her diamonds, then swan out to another party.

4. swankadjective

   Fashionably elegant.

   I went to a swank party last night.

5. Etymology: Perhaps from swanky, or perhaps from an root, related to the swank and the swanken, modern schwanken ("to sway").

ChatGPTRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. swank

   Swank generally refers to an ostentatious display of wealth, grandeur, or elegance intended to impress others. It can be used as a noun or adjective. As a noun, it refers to lavish presentation or extravagant behavior, while as an adjective, it describes something stylish, luxurious, or fashionable.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Swank

   of Swink

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swank

   Swank is a pornographic magazine published in the United States. It includes hardcore sex, such as the use of sex toys, lesbian sex, and sexual intercourse between men and women. There are also a series of DVDs and an official website produced under the Swank name.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swank

   swangk, adj. (Scot.) slender, pliant: agile, supple—also Swank′ing.—n. Swank′y, an active fellow. [A.S. swancor, pliant; Ger. schwank.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SWANK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Swank is ranked #4526 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Swank surname appeared 7,832 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Swank.
   
   94.3% or 7,387 total occurrences were White.
   2.3% or 181 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 125 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 50 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 47 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 42 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for SWANK »

1. knaws

2. wanks

How to pronounce SWANK?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SWANK in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWANK in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SWANK in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SWANK
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swank
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SWANK
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SWANK
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=SWANK
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SWANK