Meanings
nounbelswagger (plural belswaggers)
plural belswaggers
- obsoleteA slob, obscene person, or a bully.
1905, Bernard Capes, "Chapter 6", in A Jay of Italy (historical fiction)
1 more example
Indeed you are a charitable Belſwagger:[…]
1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act V, page 78
Origin
Contraction of bellyswagger.
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belswagger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belswagger
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belswagger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belswagger.
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