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Swagger

Swagger Meaning & Definition
Swagger Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Swagger?

[n] a proud stiff pompous gait
[adj] (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes"
[v] act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
[v] discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
[v] to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house."

Synonyms | Synonyms for Swagger: bluster | browbeat | bully | cock | fashionable | groovy | prance | prance | ruffle | sashay | strut | strut | stylish | swash

Related Terms | Find terms related to Swagger:

See Also | act | behave | blarney | cajole | coax | do | gait | inveigle | palaver | pimproll | sweet-talk | walk | wheedle

Swagger In Webster's Dictionary

\Swag"ger\, n. A swagman. [Australia]
\Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaggered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaggering}.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. 2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! --Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier.
\Swag"ger\, v. t. To bully. [R.] --Swift.
\Swag"ger\, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. --W. Irving.

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