See Also: swagger(medicine)
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swagger 1, verb(dictionary)
swagger 2, noun(dictionary)

swagger(4) (iou)



swagger verb. E16.
[App. from SWAG verb + -ER5.]
verb intrans. Sway; stagger. Now chiefly dial. E16.
verb intrans. Behave arrogantly; have an air of superiority, or a domineering manner; esp. walk arrogantly or self-importantly. E16.
E. Bowen He patted his breast pocket with complacency and swaggered off in the direction of the High Street. R. K. Narayan They would all swagger about..as if they owned the place.
verb intrans. Talk blusteringly; hector. Now only, talk boastfully, brag. E16.
H. James I don't want to swagger, but I suppose I'm rather versatile.
b. verb trans. Influence or force by blustering language; talk into or out of by hectoring. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
Comb.: swagger cane a short cane carried by a military officer; swagger coat a three-quarter-length coat cut with a loose flare from the shoulders; swagger stick = swagger cane above.
swaggerer noun L16.
swaggeringly adverb in a swaggering manner, with a swagger E17.