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swagger
[swag-er]
verb (used without object)
to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
to boast or brag noisily.
verb (used with object)
to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.
noun
swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
swagger
1/ ˈæɡə /
verb
(intr) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
to brag loudly
rare(tr) to force, influence, etc, by blustering
noun
arrogant gait, conduct, or manner
adjective
informalelegantly fashionable
swagger
2/ ˈæɡə, ˈswæɡɪ /
noun
other names for swagman
Other 51Թ Forms
- swaggerer noun
- outswagger verb (used with object)
- ˈɲԲ adjective
- ˈɲ noun
- ˈɲԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of swagger1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But as time passes his mood lifts, his energy returns, and he regains some of his old swagger.
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.
He demonstrated anew his eagerness to divide and conquer and, with swagger, put the bully into bully pulpit.
“An hour before the ceremony, the bridegroom swaggers in in his white undershirt,” Weiss writes.
Movies love superheroes that take on their villains with big-stage swagger.
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