how to pronounce swagger

/ˈswæɡ.əɹ/

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swagger is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of swagger in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… with a little bit of swagger how do you …”

meanings of swagger

noun:

A prideful boasting or bragging.
Confidence, pride.
Synonym of swagman.
A bold or arrogant strut.

verb:

To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.

adjective:

Fashionable; trendy.

swagger frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word swagger occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics swagger can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that swagger can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;