The act of showing off whilst pretending it’s a hard life
Swanking is blatantly bragging about what you have done / have bought / have said
Passive swanking is bragging but in a humble brag sort of way. You aren’t fooling anyone
Donna: I don’t know how I’m going to cope with the heat in Miami and the amount of people, why did I book a 5* all inclusive vacation at the busiest, most expensive time of year in an exclusive hotel?
Friends: yes Donna, poor you. Hope you have a fabulous vacay!
Friends: *thinking* what a show off! Some of us can’t have a vacation Donna loves passive swanking
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.