swagger

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈswæɡ.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈswæɡ.ɚ/ Rhymes: -æɡə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations. ==== Verb ==== swagger (third-person singular simple present swaggers, present participle swaggering, simple past and past participle swaggered) To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner. Synonyms: flaunt, preen, swank; see also Thesaurus:show off To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully. To walk with a swaying motion. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== swagger (countable and uncountable, plural swaggers) Confidence, pride. A bold or arrogant strut. A prideful boasting or bragging. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== swagger (comparative more swagger, superlative most swagger) (slang, archaic) Fashionable; trendy. 15 March, 1896, Ernest Rutherford, letter to Mary Newton Mrs J.J. [Thomson] looked very well and was dressed very swagger and made a very fine hostess. === Etymology 2 === From swag + -er. ==== Noun ==== swagger (plural swaggers) (Australia, New Zealand, now historical) Someone carrying a swag; a swagman. === References === === Anagrams === waggers