Swanks

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Behaves in a flashy, boastful way to draw attention to wealth or status
2. Displays possessions or style in a showy manner meant to impress onlookers
3. Acts ostentatiously, flaunting luxury or personal flair in order to be admired

Etymology: "Swanks" is the third-person singular form of "swank", meaning to show off wealth or to strut ostentatiously. The verb descends from a dialect word, swank, that meant to strut or behave showily, and it is related to the Scots "swank", which means something lithe or supple. The most striking detail is the sense of movement hidden in the root. Its likely ancestors are Proto-Germanic words meaning "to cause to sway, swing" or "lithe, bendsome, slender". The idea of a body swinging or swaying easily, as a slender figure does when it walks with confidence, seems to have become the idea of walking with a showy air, and then of displaying one's money or status. Related German words such as "schwanken", meaning to sway, point to the same family of sense.

Synonyms: show off, flaunt, swagger, boast, parade

Antonyms: humble, modest, unassuming