- (intransitive) to walk or behave in an arrogant manner
- (intransitive) often followed by about: to brag loudly
- arrogant gait, conduct, or manner
- Brit informal rare elegantly fashionable
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
swag•ger•ing
(swag′ər ing),USA pronunciation adj.
swag′ger•ing•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- swagger + -ing2 1590–1600
swag•ger /ˈswægɚ/USA pronunciation
v. [no object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to walk or move about with a proud, arrogant, strutting manner.
n. [countable]
- a swaggering walk or manner;
a showy display of too much pride or arrogance.
swag•ger
(swag′ər),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
n.
swag′ger•er, n.
- to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- to boast or brag noisily.
v.t.
- to bring, drive, force, etc., by blustering.
n.
- swaggering manner, conduct, or walk;
ostentatious display of arrogance and conceit.
- swag1 + -er6 1580–90
- 1. See strut 1.
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swagger /ˈswæɡə/ vb
swagger /ˈswæɡə/, swaggie /ˈswæɡɪ/ n
- other names for swagman
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