[syn: groovy, swagger]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, n.
A swagman. [Australia]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swagman \Swag"man\, n.
A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called
also swagsman, swagger, and swaggie.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billabong
Under the shade of a coolibah tree.
And he sang as he sat and watched his billy boiling,
`Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?' --[Waltzing
Matilda, an
Australian
tune.]
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Swaggering.] [Freq. of swag.]
1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a
pompous, consequential manner.
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A man who swaggers about London clubs.
--Beaconsfield.
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2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or
vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
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What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!
--Arbuthnot.
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To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.
--Colier.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t.
To bully. [R.] --Swift.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Swagger \Swag"ger\, n.
The act or manner of a swaggerer.
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He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth
to receive us. --W. Irving.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
swagger
adj 1: (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn:
groovy, swagger]
n 1: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal
belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of
work [syn: swagman, swagger, swaggie]
2: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance,
swagger]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen
house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance,
strut, sashay, cock]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
intimidate [syn: browbeat, bully, swagger]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
[syn: swagger, bluster, swash]