swankienda
n.— «High court judges were a dime a dozen at the sumptuous cocktail-buffet tossed by the law partners Marian Rosen (ex of P.A.) and Clyde Woody at the Rosen’s swankienda in Houston during the Texas bar convention last week.» —“Supper Tagle Talk” by John Ayres Port Arthur News (Texas) July 9, 1968. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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