swankie

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swankie^¹

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Compare German schwank (“flexible, pliant”).

noun swankies · swanky

Scotland An active and clever young fellow. There is a young swankie here who shoots venison well.

swankie^²

noun swanky

obsolete, uncountable Poor thin beer or any sloppy drink, even sweetened water and vinegar.

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@misc{swankie_2026,
  title = {swankie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swankie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}