swagger

Definition

  • noun: a way of walking or behaving that shows you have a lot of confidence
  • verb: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliouslypompous manner
  • verb: to walk in a very confident way
  • synonyms: bluster, bully, swagman

Examples

  • He 'swaggered' [='strutted'] into the shop like he owned the place.

  • He has a 'swagger' that annoys some of his teammates.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) to rip this joint up. Take this. Act like you know how to use it. Why would he need it? Got to swagger in like you got one, so we don't all look like a bunch of pussies. Darling excluded. (PERCUSSIVE INTRO TO TEQUILA (..)
    2017 Baby Driver
  • (..) They were going to lick the Yankees in a month. The poor gallant fools! They make me sick, all of them! Getting us all into this with their swaggering and boasting. That's the way I felt once about their swaggering and boasting. Rhett, I'm so glad you aren't with the Army. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind
  • (..) What does this mean, my lord? The king doth wake tonight and makes carouse, keeps wassail and the swaggering upspring reels. And as he drains his draughts of Rhenish down, the kettledrum and trumpet doth bray out the triumph of his pledge. - Is it a custom? (..)
    1948 Hamlet