# swagger

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈswæɡ.ə/ · frequency rank #23,694

## Definitions
1. To behave (especially to walk or carry oneself) in a pompous, superior manner.
2. To boast or brag noisily; to bluster; to bully.
3. To walk with a swaying motion.

## Etymology
A frequentative form of swag (“to sway”), first attested in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595), see quotations.

## Easily confused with
- **swinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/swagger-vs-swinger)
- **sanger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-swagger)
- **Seager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seager-vs-swagger)
- **slugger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/slugger-vs-swagger)
- **stagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stagger-vs-swagger)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sawgger`, `sswagger`, `swagegr`, `swager`, `swaggerr`, `swaggre`, `swgager`, `swwagger`, `wsagger`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/swagger