adj · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈswæɡ.ə/
General-American:/ˈswæɡ.ɚ/
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rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:S W AE1 G ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Fashionable; trendy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang
Examples
15 March, 1896, Ernest Rutherford, letter to Mary Newton Mrs J.J. [Thomson] looked very well and was dressed very swagger and made a very fine hostess.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Confidence, pride.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A bold or arrogant strut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A prideful boasting or bragging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
Someone carrying a swag; a swagman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand, historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 6
To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flaunt, preen, swank, aura farm, boulevardier, cut a wide swath, cut it fat, cut round, exhibitionize, figure away, flamboast, flex, floss, fluff one's feathers, gallery, high-side, let one's nuts hang, ostent, ostentate, showboat, show away, show off, strut, strut one's stuff, stunt, swag it out, swagger, three-sheet, venditate, yaya
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To walk with a swaying motion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
(British informal) very chic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
groovy clothes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: groovy
Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
a proud stiff pompous gait
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: strut, prance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gait
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noun
Meaning 11
an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: swagman, swaggie
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: itinerant, gypsy, gipsy
12
verb
Meaning 12
act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bluster, swash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, behave, do
13
verb
Meaning 13
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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