swaggering

Meanings

• adjective, verb

  behaving in an arrogant and self-confident manner

  - "He walked into the room swaggering with his new promotion."
  - "The swaggering gangster strutted down the street."

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Antonyms

mincing

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Synonyms

proud

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with swaggering
ragging , flagging , dragging

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Variants

List of all variants of swaggering that leads to same result
swagger , swaggered , swaggerer , swaggerers , swaggering , swaggeringly , swaggers

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Forms

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swaggered, swaggering, swaggers

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to sway or move from side to side with confidence' and later developed the meaning of 'arrogant, self-confident behavior'.

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Trivia

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1. Swaggering was originally a nautical term that referred to the swaying motion of a ship in the water.

2. The term 'swagger stick' refers to a cane carried for show, often used to emphasize a swaggering gait.

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Related Concepts

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1. arrogance: A feeling of self-importance or superiority, often expressed in an overbearing or disdainful manner.

2. confidence: A belief in one's abilities, qualities, and judgments.

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Quotes

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1. Sometimes he sauntered through the streets of the old town. He looked with awe at the students of the corps, their cheeks gashed and red, who "swaggered" about in their coloured caps.

   - W. Somerset Maugham,{it}Of Human Bondage{/it},1915

2. He copped a plea, ratted out a dozen no-neck pals and "swaggered" off to prison, leaving South Beach temporarily without a pied piper.

   - Carl Hiaasen,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},22 Feb. 2009

3. So it is a fight rather than an argument, really—a fight over complexity versus ease, a fight that mostly mimics gang war, which is not so much a vigorous instance of manly bloodletting (though it is that too) as a dustup over prestige: who has the prior right to "swagger" in public.

   - Cynthia Ozick,{it}Harper's{/it},April 2007

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Culture

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Swaggering has been used extensively in literature and music, particularly in genres like hip hop and rock, to describe a confident, self-assured attitude. It has also been associated with a certain level of bravado and machismo.

How to Memorize "swaggering"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone walking with a confident stride and a smirk on their face. Visualize the way they move and carry themselves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'swaggering' with confidence, arrogance, and self-assuredness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym S-W-A-G-G-E-R-I-N-G to remember the meaning: Self-confident, Witty, Arrogant, Glib, Gracious, Eloquent, Refined, Inimitable, Natural, Genuine.

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