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  • 11swagger — I. verb (swaggered; swaggering) Etymology: probably from 1swag + er (as in chatter) Date: circa 1596 intransitive verb 1. to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially to walk with an air of overbearing self… …

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  • 14Bully Dawson — was a renowned gambler from London, England in the time of Charles II. His name became a byword for a swaggering fool. His character is summed up by Charles Lamb: Bully Dawson kicked by half the town, and half the town kicked by Bully Dawson… …

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  • 15Boasting — Boast redirects here. For the English curator, see Robin Boast. Bragger redirects here. For the English cricketer, see June Bragger. Ostentatious redirects here. For the Jewish Australian comedian, see Austen Tayshus. Swaggering redirects here.… …

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  • 17Edward Corvan — Edward Ned Corvan (ca. 1830 – 1865) was a Tyneside concert hall song writer and performer, and a contemporary of George Geordie Ridley.[1] His songs were printed in a modified English orthography designed to represent the traditional dialect of… …

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  • 18bravado — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. See boasting, insolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boasting, bluster, bold front, swagger, vaunting, bragging, gasconade, grandiosity, fanfaronade, bombast, rant, braggadocio, bullying, blowing, puffing …

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  • 19Insolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Undue assumption of superiority. < N PARAG:Insolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insolence insolence Sgm: N 1 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 arrogance arrogance airs Sgm: N 1 overbearance overbearance …

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  • 20swagger — [[t]swæ̱gə(r)[/t]] swaggers, swaggering, swaggered VERB If you swagger, you walk in a very proud, confident way, holding your body upright and swinging your hips. [V prep/adv] A broad shouldered man wearing a dinner jacket swaggered confidently… …

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