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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
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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