swanky• The leading lorry was a large and swankyaffair.• Escargot in puffpastry, Maine lobstersoup and a 10-ounceprimefilet mignon are among the swanky choices.• He is often seen around Hollywood, driving his jeep or eating mealspoolside at swanky hotels.• a swanky Manhattan jewelry store• The same deal in the swanky Old Istanbul Ramada Hotel with all comforts and casino is £326.• Luckily, singer Suggs, scowling at his beer in a swankyWest End joint, reckons I didn't miss anything.
Originswanky
(1800-1900)swank“to behave showily and boastfully”((19-21 centuries)), perhaps from Middle High Germanswanken“to move unsteadily from one side to another”