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swagger

[swag-er]

verb (used without object)

  1. to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.

  2. to boast or brag noisily.



verb (used with object)

  1. to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.

noun

  1. swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.

swagger

1

/ ˈæɡə /

verb

  1. (intr) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner

  2. to brag loudly

  3. rare(tr) to force, influence, etc, by blustering

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. arrogant gait, conduct, or manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. informalelegantly fashionable

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

swagger

2

/ ˈæɡə, ˈswæɡɪ /

noun

  1. other names for swagman

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • swaggerer noun
  • outswagger verb (used with object)
  • ˈɲԲ adjective
  • ˈɲ noun
  • ˈɲԲly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swagger1

First recorded in 1580–90; swag 1 + -er 6
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swagger1

C16: probably from swag
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Synonym Study

See strut 1.
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But as time passes his mood lifts, his energy returns, and he regains some of his old swagger.

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With his signature swagger, flashy style, and lyrical grit, Moose Wala sang openly about identity and politics, guns and revenge, pushing the boundaries of what Punjabi music had been willing to say.

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He demonstrated anew his eagerness to divide and conquer and, with swagger, put the bully into bully pulpit.

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“An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,” Weiss writes.

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Movies love superheroes that take on their villains with big-stage swagger.

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