swagger
swa ger
- n an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
- n a proud stiff pompous gait
- v to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
- v discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
- v act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- s (British informal) very chic
- As Married Lust: 10 Secrets of Long-Lasting Desire by Pamela Lister and Redbook magazine put it, with Martha Stewart swagger, "After all, would you spend hours preparing fabulously .
- Her narratives sprawl with Dickensian swagger.
- They ripped off the best bits of Franz Ferdinand and the Strokes-speed, swagger and hooks upon hooks-but instead of hipster navel gazing, Arctic Monkeys' singer Alex Turner looked .