swankienda
n.— «In February 1965, the Houston-born columnist landed a rare, exclusive interview with Burt Lancaster (top, left) in Dallas. Later that year, she and celebrity pal Judy Garland (bottom, left) were spied sharing a ride on the way to an undisclosed “swankienda.”» —“‘Miss Moonlight’ dies at 75; Columnist kept tabs on celebrities for more than 4 decades” by Clifford Pugh Houston Chronicle (Texas) Jan. 20, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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