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swag·ger  (swgr)

v. swag·gered, swag·ger·ing, swag·gers

v.intr.

1. To walk or conduct oneself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut.

2. To brag; boast.

v.tr.

To browbeat or bully (someone).

n.

1. A swaggering movement or gait.

2. Boastful or conceited expression; braggadocio.

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[Probably frequentative of swag.]

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swagger·er n.

swagger·ing·ly adv.

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swagger¹

vb

1. (intr) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner

2. (intr; often foll by about) to brag loudly

3. (tr) Rare to force, influence, etc., by blustering

n

arrogant gait, conduct, or manner

adj

Brit informal, rare elegantly fashionable

[probably from swag]

swaggerer  n

swaggering  adj

swaggeringly  adv

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swagger², swaggie [ˈswægɪ]

n

other names for swagman

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swagger - an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work swaggie, swagman Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony gipsy, gypsy, itinerant - a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
	2.	swagger - a proud stiff pompous gait           prance, strut gait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	swagger - to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" prance, strut, tittup, sashay, cock, ruffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate browbeat, bully blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle, palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along"
	3.	swagger - act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner bluster, swash behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Adj.	1.	swagger - (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" groovy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"

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swagger

verb

1. stride, parade, strut, prance, walk confidently, walk arrogantly The burly brute swaggered forward, towering over me, and shouted.

2. show off, boast, brag, hot-dog (chiefly U.S.), bluster, swank (informal), showboat, gasconade (rare) It's bad manners to swagger about how rich you are.

noun

1. strut, roll, parading, prancing He walked with something of a swagger.

2. ostentation, show, display, showing off (informal), bluster, swashbuckling, swank (informal), braggadocio, gasconade (rare) What he needed was confidence and a bit of swagger.

Translations

swagger [ˈswægəʳ]

A. N

1. (in walk) → paso m decidido y arrogante, pavoneo m al caminar
to walk with a swagger → andar con paso decidido y arrogante, pavonearse al caminar

2. (= bravado) → fanfarronería f, pavoneo m

B. VI (also to swagger about, swagger along) → pavonearse, andar pavoneándose
he swaggered over to our table → se acercó a nuestra mesa dándoselas de algo, se acercó a nuestra mesa con aire fanfarrón
with that he swaggered out → dijo eso y salió con paso firme y arrogante

C. CPD swagger stick N → bastón m de mando

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swagger [ˈswægə^r]

vi → marcher en plastronnant

n
with a swagger → en plastronnant
He walked with a swagger → Il marchait en plastronnant.

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swagger

n (= gait) → Stolzieren nt; (= behaviour) → Angeberei f, → Großtuerei f; to walk with a swagger → stolzieren

vi

(= strut) → stolzieren; he swaggered down the street/over to our table → er stolzierte die Straße hinunter/zu unserem Tisch herüber

(= boast, act boastfully) → angeben

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swagger [ˈswægəʳ]

1. n → andatura spavalda

2. vi → pavoneggiarsi
to swagger in → entrare pavoneggiandosi

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swagger [ˈswægəʳ]

1. n → andatura spavalda

2. vi → pavoneggiarsi
to swagger in → entrare pavoneggiandosi

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swagger

v swagger [ˈswӕgə]

to walk as though very pleased with oneself I saw him swaggering along the street in his new suit. windmakerig loop يَختالُ في مِشْيَتِه перча се vykračovat si spankulere stolzieren κορδώνομαι contonearse; pavonearse uhkeldama فخرفروشي كردن tepastella se pavaner לְהֲלֵך בִּיהִירוּת अकड़ चलना, डींग मारना, शेखी बघारना šepiriti se, razmetati se parádézik berjalan gagah rigsa, sveifla sér pavoneggiarsi いばって歩く 뽀내며 걷다 eiti išdidžiai, puikuotis iet lepni/pašapmierināti jalan berlenggok paraderen spankulere, sprade paradować dumnie pavonear-se a se fuduli расхаживать с важным видом vykračovať si paradirati šepuriti se stoltsera, svassa เดินกร่าง kasıla kasıla yürümek 昂首闊步 походжати з бундючним виглядом اکڑ کر چلنا đi đứng huênh hoang, vênh váo 昂首阔步

n

a swaggering way of walking. windmakerige geloop إخْتِيال في المِشْيَه наперена походка pyšná chůze spankuleren stolzierender Gang κόρδωμα, πόζα (μτφ.) contoneo; pavoneo uhkeldav kõnnak فخرفروشي tepastelu démarche fanfaronne הִילוּך יָהִיר बकड़ की चाल, शेखी šepirenje, kočoperenje felvágás cara jalan yang gagah rigs il pavoneggiarsi いばって歩くこと 뻠내는 걸음 išdidi eisena lepna/dižmanīga gaita lenggok jalan geparadeer spankulering, sprading dumne paradowanie andar emproado mers ţanţoş важная походка vykračovanie bahanje šepurenje stoltserande gång การวางท่าโต kurum, çalım 昂首闊步 бундючна хода اکڑ چال، شیخی dáng điệu ngênh ngang, vênh váo 昂首阔步