swashbuckle

[ swosh-buhk-uhl, swawsh- ]

verb (used without object)

, swash·buck·led, swash·buck·ling.

1. to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.

Word History and Origins

Origin of swashbuckle¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from swashbuckler

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