Etymology

swagger

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Today it means: To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner. Full definition →

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swagger · verb, noun, adjective1

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

swagger · noun2

From swag + -er.

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