Definition of Swankie

1. n. An active and clever young fellow.

Definition of Swankie

1. swanker [n -S] - See also: swanker

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swankie

swanee whistle
swanflower
swang
swangs
swanherd
swanherds
swanimote
swanimotes
swank
swanked
swanker
swankers
swankest
swankey
swankeys
swankie (current term)
swankier
swankies
swankiest
swankily
swankiness
swankinesses
swanking
swankpot
swankpots
swanks
swanky
swanlike
swanling
swanlings

Literary usage of Swankie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Swank, active, agile, supple; swankie, an active, clever young fellow, fit for his work, and not above it; from the Flemish and German. ..."

2. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch by Charles Mackay (1888)
"The etymological root of swankie is apparently the Teutonic schwank, droll ; used in a sense equivalent to the French dr(tle, which means a funny fellow, ..."

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