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swagger |
6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swagger \Swag"ger\, n. A swagman. [Australia] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swagman \Swag"man\, n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called also {swagsman}, {swagger}, and {swaggie}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t. To bully. [R.] --Swift. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swagger \Swag"ger\, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us --W. Irving. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaggered}; p. pr & vb n. {Swaggering}.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. 2. 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! --Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: swagger adj : (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {groovy}] n : a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {strut}, {prance}] v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen house." [syn: {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}] 2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {bully}] 3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: {bluster}, {swash}]
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