Hypertext Webster Gateway: "swagger"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swagger \Swag"ger\, n.
A swagman. [Australia]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swagman \Swag"man\, n.
A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called
also {swagsman}, {swagger}, and {swaggie}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t.
To bully. [R.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swagger \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Swagger \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
swagger
adj : (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: {groovy}]
n : a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: {strut}, {prance}]
v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
impress others: "He strut around like a rooster in a hen
house." [syn: {ruffle}, {prance}, {strut}, {sashay}, {cock}]
2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
intimidate [syn: {browbeat}, {bully}]
3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
[syn: {bluster}, {swash}]
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