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swankey

swankey is the alternative form of swankie.

Meaning of swankie

Noun (1)

swankie (plural swankies)

  1. (Scotland) An active and clever young fellow.
    • There is a young swankie here who shoots venison well.1820 March, [Walter Scott], The Monastery. A Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Co....

Noun (2)

swankie (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.

Forms of swankey

pluralswankeys

Questions about swankey

What is swankey the alternative form of?
Swankey is the alternative form of swankie.

Words near swankey in the dictionary

  1. swank
  2. swanked
  3. swanker
  4. swankers
  5. swankest
  6. swankey
  7. swankeys
  8. swankie
  9. swankier
  10. swankies
  11. swankiest

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