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swaggering

[ swag-er-ing ]
/ ˈswæg ər ɪŋ /
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adjective

pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.

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RELATED WORDS

sashay, strut, prance, gloat, bluster, saunter, swank, bully, boast, cock, swell, pontificate, grandstand, sweep, brandish, hector, brag, flourish, lord, sway

Nearby words

  1. swage block,
  2. swager,
  3. swagger,
  4. swagger coat,
  5. swagger stick,
  6. swaggeringly,
  7. swaggie,
  8. swagman,
  9. swahili,
  10. swain

Origin of swaggering

First recorded in 1590–1600; swagger + -ing2
Related formsswag·ger·ing·ly, adverbun·swag·ger·ing, adjectiveun·swag·ger·ing·ly, adverb

swagger

[ swag-er ]
/ ˈswæg ər /

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.

Origin of swagger

First recorded in 1580–90; swag1 + -er6
Related formsswag·ger·er, nounout·swag·ger, verb (used with object)
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British Dictionary definitions for swaggering

swagger

1
/ (ˈswæɡə) /

verb

(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

noun

arrogant gait, conduct, or manner

adjective

British informal, rare elegantly fashionable
Derived Formsswaggerer, nounswaggering, adjectiveswaggeringly, adverb

Word Origin for swagger

C16: probably from swag

swagger

2

swaggie (ˈswæɡɪ)

/ (ˈswæɡə) /

noun

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
Word Origin and History for swaggering

swagger

v.

1590, first recorded in Shakespeare ("Midsummer Night's Dream"), probably a frequentative form of swag (v.). Related: Swaggered; swaggering. The noun is attested from 1725.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper