[swag.ger] vb swag.gered ; swag.ger.ing [prob. fr. [1]swag + -er (as in chatter)] vi (1590) 1: to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; esp: to walk with an air of overbearing self-confidence
2: boast, brag ~ vt: to force by argument or threat: bully -- swag.ger.er n -- swag.ger.ing.ly adv
[2]swagger n (1725) 1 a: an act or instance of swaggering b: arrogant or conceitedly self-assured behavior c: ostentatious display or bravado
2: a self-confident outlook: cockiness [3]swagger adj (1879): marked by elegance or showiness: posh