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1. (v.i.) swagger
to strut about with an insolent air.
2. swagger
to boast noisily; bluster.
3. (v.t.) swagger
to force by blustering; bully.
4. (n.) swagger
a swaggering manner; ostentatious display of arrogance.
Etymology: (1580–90; prob. <swag1)
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1. (noun) swagman, swagger, swaggie
an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
2. (adj) strut, prance, swagger
a proud stiff pompous gait
3. (verb) groovy, swagger
(British informal) very chic
"groovy clothes"
4. (verb) tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
"He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"
5. (verb) browbeat, bully, swagger
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
6. (verb) swagger, bluster, swash
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) swagger
the act or manner of a swaggerer
2. (verb) swagger
to walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner
3. (verb) swagger
to boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully
4. (verb) swagger
to bully
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Sense: to walk as though very pleased with oneself
I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit.
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 Afrikaans: windmakerig loop |
 Arabic: يَختالُ في مِشْيَتِه |
 Bulgarian: перча се |
 Brazilian: pavonear-se |
 Czech: vykračovat si |
 German: stolzieren |
 Danish: spankulere |
 Greek: κορδώνομαι |
 Spanish: contonearse; pavonearse |
 Estonian: uhkeldama |
 Farsi: فخرفروشي كردن |
 Finnish: käyskennellä |
 French: se pavaner |
 Hebrew: לְהֲלֵך בִּיהִירוּת |
 Hindi: अकड़ चलना, डींग मारना, शे |
 Croatian: šepiriti se, razmetati se |
 Hungarian: parádézik |
 Indonesian: berjalan gagah |
 Icelandic: rigsa, sveifla sér |
 Italian: pavoneggiarsi |
 Japanese: いばって歩く |
 Korean: 뽀내며 걷다 |
 Lithuanian: eiti išdidžiai, puikuotis |
 Latvian: iet lepni/pašapmierināti |
 Malay: jalan berlenggok |
 Dutch: paraderen |
 Norwegian: spankulere, sprade |
 Polish: paradować dumnie |
 Persian: فخرفروشي كردن |
 Pashto: په ډپ تلل، په ناز تلل، |
 Portuguese: pavonear-se |
 Romanian: a se fuduli |
 Russian: расхаживать с важным видо |
 Slovak: vykračovať si |
 Slovenian: paradirati |
 Serbian: šepuriti se |
 Swedish: stoltsera, svassa |
 Thai: เดินกร่าง |
 Turkish: kasıla kasıla yürümek |
 Taiwanese: 昂首闊步 |
 Ukrainian: походжати з бундючним виг |
 Urdu: اکڑ کر چلنا |
 Vietnamese: đi đứng huênh hoang, vênh |
 Chinese: 昂首阔步 |
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