Meaning of SWAGGER
| Pronunciation: | | 'swagur
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- [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."
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| | Synonyms: | | bluster, browbeat, bully, cock, fashionable, groovy, prance, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, strut, stylish, swash |
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| | See Also: | | act, behave, blarney, cajole, coax, do, gait, inveigle, palaver, pimproll, sweet-talk, walk, wheedle | |
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\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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