swagger

Meaning

Verb

1. To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
2. To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
3. To walk with a swaying motion.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Confidence, pride.
2. (countable, uncountable) A bold or arrogant strut.
3. (countable, uncountable) A prideful boasting or bragging.

Adj

Fashionable; trendy.

Noun

Someone carrying a swag; a swagman.

Synonyms

strut

boast

brag

show off

bluster

put on airs

prance

vaunt

cock

flaunt

swagman

elegant

be arrogant

swank

swaggie

act big

proud

bully

swash

browbeat

walk

🚶

undue familiarity

bluff

walk gracefully

hector

groovy

move slowly

swell

gasconade

talk big

sashay

ruffle

rant

tittup

feature

fashionable

elegantly

buck

drifter

dosser

pomp

daunt

bravado

bear up

peacock

🦚

nomad

dash

💨

pomposity

jaunty

Ishmael

Translations

pavaner

démarche

schwadronieren

angeben

Angeberei

pérorer

stolzieren

hâblerie

prahlen

تبختر

Prahlerei

Großtuerei

élégante

fanfaronner

اختال

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswæɡ.ə/

Etymology

A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations.