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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 swag·ger /ˈswægɚ/
 大搖大擺,吹牛(vi.)虛張聲勢嚇人,大搖大擺,吹牛(vt.)嚇唬,恫嚇(a.)漂亮的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swag·ger, v. t. To bully. [R.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swag·ger, n. The act or manner of a swaggerer.
    He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us.   --W. Irving.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swag·ger n. A swagman. [Australia]
 

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Swag·ger v. i. [imp. & p. p. Swaggered p. pr. & vb. n. Swaggering.]
 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
    A man who swaggers about London clubs.   --Beaconsfield.
 2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
    What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!   --Arbuthnot.
    To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.   --Colier.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 swagger
      adj : (British informal) very chic; "groovy clothes" [syn: groovy]
      n 1: an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal
           belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of
           work [syn: swagman, swaggie]
      2: a proud stiff pompous gait [syn: strut, prance]
      v 1: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to
           impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a
           hen house" [syn: ruffle, prance, strut, sashay,
           cock]
      2: discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner;
         intimidate [syn: browbeat, bully]
      3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
         [syn: bluster, swash]