Thesaurus: swagger
To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
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Definitions
- v. i. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
- v. i. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
- v. t. To bully.
- n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.
- adj. (British informal) very chic
- n. an itinerant Australian laborer who carries their personal belongings in a bundle as they travels around in search of work
- n. a proud stiff pompous gait
- v. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- v. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- v. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner