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.