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To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.

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