10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SWANKPOT»
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
... 'Some of the big pots of the day'. Coll. >, by 1910, S.E. Cf. the RN nuance (—
1909); an executive officer—7. A person: in pej. s. or coll. combinations, as fuss-
pot, a fussy person, and swankpot, a conceited one: late C.19-20.—8. As the pot
or ...
The Derbyshire word for the kind of man they have in mind is "swankpot." They
are debasing and trivialising him at the same time. One of Digby's servants has
attested to the couple's inseparability, little understanding that Garnet's only role ...
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Handsome Brute: The True Story of a Ladykiller
He was an unmitigated liar, showoff swankpot andall the thingsthatusually goto
makean unpopular character,yetalthough allthegirls knew hisfaults, he
somehowmanaged to blend themintoan unusual and charming personality,and
we ...
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TALES FROM WITCHWAY WOOD: Crash 'n' Bang
Stuck-up swankpot.' The Mayor was hopping around in agony but nobody cared.
He threw himself on to the sofa and moaned quietly, rubbing his foot. 'You see?'
roared Scott. 'You see what I have to put up with? Do you know what this crazed ...
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English Language Word Builder
... SPUNYARN STAROSTA STEELBOW STEPDAME STINKPOT STOPWORD
STUDBOOK SUBCHORD SUBFIELD SUBLLMITY SUBSKILL SUBTREND
SULFONYL SUPERCOW SURFBOAT SWANKPOT SWINGBIN SYNDETON
TAGALONG ...
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A Dictionary of Epithets and Terms of Address
Leslie Dunkling. Fusspot, fossbudget Used to a person who fusses overmuch
about trifling matters. With 'fusspot' one may compare 'bigpot', 'swankpot', 'stinkpot
', etc., terms mainly used by children. 'You old fusspot' is spoken by one woman ...
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
NZ informal skite; Brit. informal, dated swankpot; vulgar slang bullshitter; archaic
blower, bouncer, shaker, puff, rodomont; rare braggadocio, gasconader,
fanfaronade, attitudinizer. braid noun 1 the shoulder straps were bordered with
gold ...
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Anglo-Americana: Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von ...
Rev., Mai 1917, „a Winchester boy who was ,swanking' about his school".
Anführungsstriche schwinden; Punch, 13. 3. 1935, S. 30, „Liz is just swankfing]"
ist Kindercockney. — Zum religiös gebrauchten swankpot (K. u. S., 179), so Tel, 8
. 1.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
of unknown origin. swankpot 7noun Brit. informal, dated a person attemptV- ing to
impress others. swanky 7adjective (swankier, swankiest) informal stylishly
luxurious and expensive: directors with swanky company cars. 2using one's
wealth ...
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Dutch-English, English-Dutch
OPPERMACHT-OPSPELEN oprukken on. to. advance: — ttgtn, march upon,
march against. opscheppen o. w. ladle out, serve up; on. to. brag, swank, boast.
opschepper m. braggart, swanker, swankpot. swaggerer. opsehlelen on. to. shoot
up; ...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SWANKPOT»
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“Behavior characteristic of a poodle-faker”: i.e., a sycophantic ladies' man. Swankpot (n). A show-off. Svengali (n). From George du Maurier's 1894 novel “Trilby,” ... «Boston Globe, Dec 14»
L'Anima Cafe, London EC2 – restaurant review
... with the same 1980s show-me-the-money sensibilities: a diffusion line for chef-owner Franco Mazzei's glittery swankpot of the same name around the corner. «The Guardian, Sep 14»
The Latchmere - restaurant review
But while the once-affordable houses nearby now cost millions, and the Latchmere sits amid swankpot interior design shops, the bog-standard Indians, Thais ... «Evening Standard, Jul 14»
Nick Curtis: Are you addicted or arrogant? Aim for public office
It has been known for this column to exhibit a distinct south London bias, a pinprick of redress for years of neglect compared with the swankpot north. In reality ... «Evening Standard, Nov 13»
Frank Keating
... in characteristic terms: “Although less frenetically passport-stamped, I remained a scribbler and swankpot around the babel-babbling stadiums of the world.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
Hix Belgravia is a big fish in a pond lacking personality
I don't think the sojourn to the swankpots of SW1 suits him; his swaggering style is far more Shoreditch or Soho. He's curiously muted here, as if at a party where ... «Metro, May 12»
Tempo is an Italian restaurant well worth going out of your way for
New Mayfair swankpot Tempo's kitchen is headed up by one Yoshi Yamada but apart from some very sashimi-ish carpaccios of fish and a belter of a lemon tart, ... «Metro, Dec 10»
