English Explanatory Dictionary

swagger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.
adj
  1. Fashionable; trendy.
noun
  1. Someone carrying a swag; a swagman.

Pronunciation

/ˈswæɡ.ə/ /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ en-au-swagger.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-swagger.wav

Word forms

swagger swaggers swaggering swaggered more swagger most swagger

Etymology

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

Synonyms

flaunt preen swank aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flamboast flex floss fluff one's feathers gallery high-side let one's nuts hang ostent ostentate showboat show away show off strut strut one's stuff stunt swag it out swagger three-sheet venditate yaya

Derived words

aswagger outswagger swaggerer swaggerific swaggeringly swagger it swagger-jack swaggerlicious swaggery swag swagger coat swagger portrait swaggersome swagger stick
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