[swank] adj [MLG or MD swanc supple; akin to OHG swingan to swing] (1773) Scot: full of life or energy: active
[2]swank vi [perh. akin to MHG swanken to sway; akin to MD swanc supple] (ca. 1809): show off, swagger; also: boast 1 [3]swank or swanky adj swank.er or swank.i.er ; -est (ca. 1842) 1: characterized by showy display: ostentatious "a ~ limousine"
2: fashionably elegant: smart "a ~ restaurant" -- swank.i.ly adv -- swank.i.ness n [4]swank n (ca. 1854) 1: arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner: pretentiousness, swagger
2: elegance, fashionableness