Entry Word: swagger

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess <I, too, would swagger if Iʼd won first place in the bowling tournament> — see boast
2 to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements <imitating a fashion model, she swaggered across the bedroom in her new pajamas> — see strut 1