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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


VERB (3)

1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others;
- Example: "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]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. (British informal) very chic;
- Example: "groovy clothes"
[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. [1913 Webster] A man who swaggers about London clubs. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster] 2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully. [1913 Webster] What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. --Colier. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t. To bully. [R.] --Swift. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Swagger \Swag"ger\, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. [1913 Webster] He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
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]