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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)
3.
to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.
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noun
4.
swaggering manner, conduct, or walk; ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
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| swagger or swaggie2 (ˈswæɡə, ˈswæɡɪ) | |
| —n | |
| other names for swagman | |
| swaggie or swaggie2 | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
swagger
1590, first recorded in Shakespeare ("Midsummer Night's Dream," III.i.79), probably a frequentative form of swag (v.). The noun is attested from 1725.
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