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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

/ ˈæɡə /

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

/ ˈæɡə; 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

  • ˈɲԲ, adjective
  • ˈɲ, noun
  • ˈɲԲly, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ɲg· noun
  • dzܳȴɲg verb (used with object)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of swagger1

First recorded in 1580–90; swag 1 + -er 6
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51Թ 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

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What I really like is that he has got that sort of swagger about him, and that attitude where he knows he is good, which you need at the bigger clubs.

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Once the blackout fog clears and the shame descends, Saxon allows some rare moments of vulnerability to penetrate his swaggering façade.

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Out on patrol with Dina, for whom she has feelings that are clearly more than friendship, she behaves with a reckless swagger that youth and her still-hidden immunity only partly explain.

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"The swagger is back," gushed Guy Mowbray in his Match of the Day commentary.

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