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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

/ ˈswæɡə /

verb

  1. intr to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
  2. introften foll byabout 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. informal.
    elegantly 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

/ ˈswæɡə; ˈswæɡɪ /

noun

  1. other names for swagman
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈswaggering, adjective
  • ˈswaggerer, noun
  • ˈswaggeringly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • swagger·er noun
  • outswagger verb (used with object)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swagger1

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

Origin of swagger1

C16: probably from swag
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Synonym Study

See strut 1.
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Example Sentences

Scherzinger’s reincarnated Norma Desmond, strutting around the stage with the swagger of an Instagram influencer, must be ready at a moment’s notice for her selfie.

The FT's review celebrated veteran director, Ridley Scott, for his "stubborn charm", "belligerent swagger" and "ideas that are more pulpy and loopy".

From BBC

That is the kind of fervor — James Brown’s “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World” played at the Republican National Convention in July — that has surrounded Trump since he swaggered onto the nation’s political stage.

He doesn’t have a cocky swagger where he is pretending to be this bigger-than-life character.

From Salon

You need that edge, that energy, that swagger and Jared Verse definitely has that.”

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