Новый большой англо-русский словарь - swank
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swank
1. разг. хвастовство, бахвальство; чванливость 2. разг. шик 3. разг. чванливый; хвастливый 4. разг. шикарный, роскошный 5. разг. хвастать, бахвалиться; чваниться 6. разг. щеголять he swanked around in a white suit —- он щеголял в белом костюме
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coll. 1. noun 1) хвастовство, бахвальство 2) шик 2. v. 1) хвастать, бахвалиться 2) щеголять ...Англо-русский словарь
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n., v., & adj. colloq. --n. ostentation, swagger, bluff. --v.intr. behave with swank; show off. --adj. esp. US = SWANKY. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. uncert. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. intransitive verb Etymology: perhaps akin to Middle High German ~en to sway; akin to Middle Dutch swanc supple Date: 1708 show off, swagger; also boast 1 II. adjective Etymology: Middle Low German or Middle Dutch swanc supple; akin to Old High German swingan to swing Date: 1773 Scottish full of life or energy ; active III. adjective or ~y (~er or ~ier; -est) Date: circa 1842 1. characterized by showy display ; ostentatious a ~ limousine 2. fashionably elegant ; smart a ~ restaurant • ~ily adverb • ~iness noun IV. noun Date: circa 1854 1. arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner ; pretentiousness, swagger 2. elegance, fashionableness ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
(swanks, swanking, swanked) If someone is swanking, they are speaking about things they own or things they have achieved, in order to impress other people. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) I have always been against swanking about all the things I have been lucky enough to win. = boast, brag VERB: V about n, also V c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v informal especially BrE to behave or speak too confidently, especially to try and make other people admire you (Stop swanking; you're not the only person who's got a flash car.) ~2 n informal especially BrE 1 proud, confident behaviour that is intended to make people admire you, but is annoying 2 someone who talks and behaves confidently in order to make people admire them ~3 adj especially AmE swanky ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1809, "to strut," perhaps related to M.H.G. swanken "to sway, totter," and O.H.G. swingan "to swing." Said to have been a Midlands and southwestern England dialectal word. Swanky is attested from 1842. SWAP - 12c., "to strike, strike the hands together," possibly imitative of the sound of hitting. The sense of "exchange, barter, trade" is first recorded 1594, possibly from the practice of slapping hands together as a sign of agreement in bargaining. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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