swagger

swagger
v
1. strut, swash, prance, flourish, parade, march, step out.
2. boast, brag, gasconade, crow, Australian. skite, draw the long bow, vaunt, trumpet; blow one's own horn, sing one's own praises, Inf. tout oneself, pat oneself on the back, flatter oneself, congratulate oneself; bluster, roister, puff, Sl. blow hard, Sl. talk big, Sl. shoot the bull, Sl. lay it on thick, tell fish stories; show off, Inf. put on the dog, act like a big shot, bluff;-splutter, sputter, rant, bully.
n
3. swashbuckling, vainglory, pomp, ostentation, show, display, parade; bluster, gasconade, braggadocio, brag, boastfulness, fanfaronade, Sl. hot air; arrogance, haughtiness, snobbishness, Inf. snootiness, Inf. highfalutin manner, pomposity

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