Category:Swagger

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.

Swagger Swag"ger, v. t.

Defn: to bully. [r.] Swift.

Swagger Swag"ger, n.

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