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swagger


I - noun
1. an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
Syn:
swagman, swaggie
Regions:
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia
Hypernyms:
itinerant, gypsy, gipsy
2. a proud stiff pompous gait
Syn:
strut, prance
Derivationally related forms:
prance (for: prance), strut (for: strut)
Hypernyms:
gait

II - verb
1. to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others (Freq. 2)
- He struts around like a rooster in a hen house
Syn:
tittup, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock
Derivationally related forms:
strut (for: strut), prancer (for: prance), prance (for: prance), swaggerer
Hypernyms:
walk
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- The children swagger to the playground
2. discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
intimidate
Syn:
browbeat, bully
Derivationally related forms:
bully (for: bully)
Hypernyms:
wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax,
sweet-talk, inveigle
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
3. act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Syn:
bluster, swash
Derivationally related forms:
blusterer (for: bluster), swaggerer
Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

III - adjective
(British informal) very chic
- groovy clothes
Syn:
groovy
Similar to:
fashionable, stylish
Usage Domain:
colloquialism
Regions:
United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain

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