swagger
to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
to boast or brag noisily.
to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.
swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
Origin of swagger
1synonym study For swagger
Other words from swagger
- swag·ger·er, noun
- outswagger, verb (used with object)
Words Nearby swagger
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How to use swagger in a sentence
Leather iPhone cases are sleek and fashion-forwardLeather iPhone cases are a great way to give your phone a sophisticated swagger with increased functionality.
Best iPhone cases for protection and style | PopSci Commerce Team | February 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHer husband, Adan, a professional thief, is a “giant” of a man, all swagger.
‘How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House,’ by Cherie Jones, is a stunning debut | Hamilton Cain | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostThe ability to make outlandish claims about money, controlling the crowd and ones swagger is made even more incredible when done over dope production.
Busta Rhymes’ Teaches the Art of Bragging in This Week’s The Playlist | cmurray | December 4, 2020 | Essence.comUnable to use facial expressions, he said he carefully considered his walk and swagger.
David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader, dies at 85 | Louie Estrada | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostShaver wrote with brutal honesty, a surgeon’s precision and the swagger of the greatest saloon poets of the 20th century.
He has given that profession a swagger that, let's face it, few other professions have.
The third continued in kind with “selfie,” “swagger,” and “twerk.”
Feminist, Bae, Turnt: Time’s ‘Worst Words’ List Is Sexist and Racist | Samantha Allen | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the show desperately needed the likes of Parker to throw Red off his game, to put a stop to his swagger.
The Blacklist’s Frustrating Fall: Keen’s a Keeper, but Red Regresses | Jason Lynch | November 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.
The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con | Sujay Kumar | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Hoboken swagger had been replaced by a Wall Street stride.
And Aristide passed by with a swagger, his head high and the end of his pointed beard sticking joyously up in the air.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeWestmacott moved a step or two forward, a swagger unmistakable in his gait, his nether-lip thrust out in a sneer.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniHe was a swagger dresser and more marked than many because he was strikingly handsome.
We heard the bar drop from the end cabin; then Dale came into view, walking with a swagger toward the concealed savages.
A Virginia Scout | Hugh PendexterLook at the swagger of the vagabond who commands his braves, would you not think he was about to hew down everything in sight?
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for swagger (1 of 2)
/ (ˈswæɡə) /
(intr) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
(intr often foll by about) to brag loudly
(tr) rare to force, influence, etc, by blustering
arrogant gait, conduct, or manner
British informal, rare elegantly fashionable
Origin of swagger
1Derived forms of swagger
- swaggerer, noun
- swaggering, adjective
- swaggeringly, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for swagger (2 of 2)
swaggie (ˈswæɡɪ)
/ (ˈswæɡə) /
other names for swagman
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