Beaver County News | 1919-08-27 | Page 3 | Concerning Swanking |

Type	issue
Date	1919-08-27
Paper	Beaver County News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
Rights	No Copyright - United States (NoC-US)
Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Concerning Swanking
Type	article
Date	1919-08-27
Paper	Beaver County News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
Page	3
OCR Text	Show . Concerning Swanking. j "Swank" is bombastic behavior or talk accompanied by ostentatiousness I of manner. A "swanker" Is a preten- I tlcus person who strives to Impress ! others that he Is superior to others, or something different from what he really Is. The word "swank" is not a modern term; It dates back to the early years of the Inst century and has been found in Thomas P-acheler' ! "Orthoepiral Analysis of the Frglish i Language," as occurring in lVilf;nl- shire dialect. The hook was p;:!-;:-l;- 1 ed ill London In 1S00.
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