Saturday, January 15, 2011

Swanky!

This word means fashionable and expensive in a way that is intended to impress people.

It is a swanky new hotel.
That house on the side of the mountain is really swanky!
We went to a swanky new restaurant for dinner last night.



swanky is an adjective
ˈswæŋki ˈswæŋki

swankier, swankiest (especially British English) (also swank especially in North American English) (informal, approving)

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Holy

(adj): Sacred, divine, blessed.


Holiday: a holy or festive day; a day off, vacation (also sacred)


Expressions: Holy Cow! Literally true in India.

Ex: Holly Mackerel! Delicious, healthy and full of mercury.

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