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   swagger

   /ˈswaɡə/

   verb

   • 1. walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way: "he swaggered along the corridor" Similar strutparadestriderollprancewalk confidentlywalk arrogantlyinformal:sashayarchaic:swashboastbragbrayblustercrowgloatparadestrutpostureposeblow one's own trumpetlord itinformal:show offswankplay to the galleryliterary:rodomontade

   noun

   • 1. a very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner: "they strolled around the camp with an exaggerated swagger" Similar strutparadingrollprancingconfidencearroganceself-assuranceshowostentationboastingbraggingblusterbumptiousnessbrashnessswashbucklingvainglorypufferyinformal:showing offswankliterary:braggadociorodomontadegasconade

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a coat or jacket cut with a loose flare from the shoulders.
   • 2. smart or fashionable: informal, dated British "I'll take you somewhere swagger"

   Word Origin early 16th century: apparently a frequentative of the verb swag.

   Derivatives

   • 1. swaggerer noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSWAGGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SWAGGER definition: 1. to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › swaggerSwagger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SWAGGER is to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially : to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence. How to use swagger in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSWAGGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you swagger, you walk in a very proud, confident way, holding your body upright and swinging your hips. A broad-shouldered man wearing a dinner jacket swaggered confidently up to the bar. [ VERB preposition/adverb ]

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySWAGGER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SWAGGER meaning: 1. to walk or behave in a way that shows that you are very confident and think that you are…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › swaggerSwagger - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   noun. an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work. synonyms: swaggie, swagman. see more. adjective. (British informal) very chic. synonyms: groovy. fashionable, stylish. being or in accordance with current social fashions.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of swagger – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SWAGGER definition: to walk in a way that shows that you are confident and think that you are important: . Learn more.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › swagger_n1swagger, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun swagger. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.