GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 5 definitions

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   Swagger , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.] [Freq. of swag.]
   To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
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   A man who swaggers about London clubs.
   Beaconsfield.
   
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   To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
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   What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!
   Arbuthnot.
   
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   To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.
   Colier.
   
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2.       
   Swagger, v. t. To bully. [R.]
   Swift.
   
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3.       
   Swagger, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.
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   He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Swagger , n. A swagman. [Australia]
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5.       
   Swagman , n. A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called also swagsman, swagger, and swaggie.
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   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.]
   
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