Swag″ger (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Swaggered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Swaggering.] [Freq. of swag.] 1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield.
2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
What a pleasant it is... to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot.
To be great is not... to swagger at our footmen. Colier.