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Mr. Tom Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Just for swank
Hi
Is the underlined a natural and common phrase?
A - Why on earth do you wear such outrageously expensive T-shirts?
B - Just for swank.
just for swank = to show off
Thanks,
Tom
Is the underlined a natural and common phrase?
A - Why on earth do you wear such outrageously expensive T-shirts?
B - Just for swank.
just for swank = to show off
Thanks,
Tom
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It is intelligible, and Google search throws up a smattering of examples, but common, no.
- It is intelligible, and Google search throws up a smattering of examples, but common, no.
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It is intelligible, and Google search throws up a smattering of examples, but common, no.
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I'd guess that the word "swank" dropped off the radar screen some time during the 1960s.
Google NGrams shows that it had its heyday in 1941.
CJ
Google NGrams shows that it had its heyday in 1941.
CJ
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