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swagger

/ˈswæɡ.ə/ verb

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First recorded: 1595 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about swagger at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
  2. To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
  3. To walk with a swaying motion.

noun

  1. Confidence, pride.
  2. A bold or arrogant strut.
  3. A prideful boasting or bragging.

adjective

  1. Fashionable; trendy.

noun

  1. Someone carrying a swag; a swagman.

Origin

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations.

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