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Definition of Swaggir

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.

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. To bully. [R.] Swift.

Swag"ger, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.

He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.
W. Irving.

Swag"ger (?), n. A swagman. [Australia]

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.

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. To bully. [R.] Swift.

Swag"ger, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.

He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.
W. Irving.

Swag"ger (?), n. A swagman. [Australia]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

SWAGGER. To bully, brag, or boast, also to strut.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

  • The act or manner of a swaggerer.
  • 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.
  • To bully.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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