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Definition of
swanky adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
swanky
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈswæŋki
/
/
(
swankier
,
swankiest
)
(
also
swank
)
(
informal
)
(
approving
)
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fashionable and expensive in a way that is intended to impress people
a swanky new hotel
See
swanky
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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