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noun

Swagger n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. "He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us."

Swagger n. A swagman. (Australia)

verb

Swagger v. t. To bully. (R.)

Swagger v. i. (past & past part. swaggered; pres. part. swaggering)

To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. "A man who swaggers about London clubs."

To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. "What a pleasant it is... to swagger at the bar!" "To be great is not... to swagger at our footmen."

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Etymology of 'Swagger'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Swagger" Quotes from Famous Books

... bit, Harriet, but 'tis not an offensive swagger. As to his hat: 'tis a standing joke of the army as to how he keeps it on in battle. The hotter the fight the further on the side it gets. I saw a letter that General Greene writ to His Excellency in which he ...

— Peggy Owen and Liberty • Lucy Foster Madison

... relations, friends, and dependants, in a most exorbitant manner, he was weak enough to imagine that he had provided a support against an evil day. He had the best among all false appearances of courage, which was a most unlimited assurance, whereby he would swagger the boldest men into a dread of his power, but had not the smallest portion of magnanimity, growing jealous, and disgracing every man, who was known to bear the least civility to those he disliked. He had ...

— The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII - Historical and Political Tracts--Irish • Jonathan Swift

... excited no little attention. He wore the uniform of the 11th Dragoons at Culloden; and, with the costume, which became him extremely, he contrived to assume the portentous bearing, and the true jack-boot stride and swagger." ...

— Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign • John Ashton

... in wonder at all they saw, "here's for you;" and he handed them a tray of broken biscuit and a can of water. Then, thrusting his hands into his pockets, he walked up and down the deck with an enormous swagger, whistling vociferously. ...

— The Coral Island - A Tale Of The Pacific Ocean • R. M. Ballantyne

... route of their advance knew them at a glance by their uniform, their Indian tan, and their jaunty swagger and gave a cheer as they passed. They touched the chord of romance in the hearts of officers, who regarded them as an archaic survival which sentiment permitted in an isolated instance in Africa, where it excellently served. And officers looked at one another and shook their heads ...

— The Last Shot • Frederick Palmer

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