swaggeryadj.
/ˈswaɡəri/ a. Characterized by or displaying swagger; swaggering; ostentatiously self-confident, ‘swanky’.
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the mind > emotion > pride > boasting or boastfulness > blustering or bravado > [adjective]
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1886 H. Baumann Londinismen 200/2 Swaggery,..prahlerisch.
1977 Daily Tel. 4 Apr. 15/1 His girl is a dashing, feminine version of Tom Jones. She's swaggery and yet soft in Chloe's huge..shirt.
1982 A. Tyler Dinner at Homesick Restaurant i. 17 A swaggery and self-vaunting scent, she had known even then.
1990 Economist 28 Apr. 111/1 Frankfurt's financiers move about their business with a swagger that gets more swaggery by the day.
b. Of clothes, esp. coats: loosely cut in a style suggestive of a swagger coat.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > other
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Action Man1966
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1980 Daily Tel. 29 July 13/7 His huge Ulster coats, caped and swaggery in navy wool, were sensational.
1989 Los Angeles Times 31 Mar. v. 14/4 (caption) Swaggery fall coat tops tailored one-button jacket.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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