All 4 Uses of
swagger
in
The Idiot
- And there you are playing the swaggerer to throw dust in our eyes!†
Chpt 2.9 *swaggerer = someone who walks and behaves in a highly confident manner
- And look at the swagger of the man!†
Chpt 4.1swagger = walk and behave in a highly confident manner
- Gania, little as he felt inclined for swagger at this moment, could not avoid showing his triumph, especially just after such humiliating remarks as those of Hippolyte.†
Chpt 4.2
- Don't swagger again and lose the game—play carefully, but don't funk, do you understand?†
Chpt 4.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(swagger) walk or behave in a highly confident or proud manner -- often arrogant and sometimes to impress or intimidate othersSwagger is often used to imply that someone moves or behaves as though they are so strong and capable as to be above physical fear. Such people are often portrayed on television as gang members or cowboys.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)