SWAGGER

groovy, swagger

(adjective) (British informal) very chic; “groovy clothes”

strut, prance, swagger

(noun) a proud stiff pompous gait

swagman, swagger, swaggie

(noun) an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

swagger, bluster, swash

(verb) act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner

browbeat, bully, swagger

(verb) discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate

tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock

(verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; “He struts around like a rooster in a hen house”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Verb

swagger (third-person singular simple present swaggers, present participle swaggering, simple past and past participle swaggered)

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

To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.

Noun

swagger (countable and uncountable, plural swaggers)

Confidence, pride.

A bold or arrogant strut.

A prideful boasting or bragging.

Adjective

swagger (comparative more swagger, superlative most swagger)

(slang, archaic) Fashionable; trendy.

Etymology 2

Noun

swagger (plural swaggers)

(Australia, NZ, historical) synonym of swagman

Anagrams

• waggers

Source: Wiktionary

Swag"ger, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.] Etym: [Freq. of swag.]

1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner. A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield.

2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier.

Swag"ger, v. t.

Definition: To bully. [R.] Swift.

Swag"ger, n.

Definition: The act or manner of a swaggerer. He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition