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swagger
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Drown, by Junot Diaz
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- When Rafa showed himself an hour later, swaggering in from a game of pool, I'd already tried to speak to Mami and Abuelo like five times.†
Story 4 *swaggering = walking and behaving in a highly confident manner
- He swaggered home around one o'clock, bearing a plastic bag loaded with food and a loaf of telera under his arm.†
Story 10swaggered = walked or behaved in a highly confident manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(swagger) walk or behave in a highly confident or proud manner -- often arrogant and sometimes to impress or intimidate othersSwagger is often used to imply that someone moves or behaves as though they are so strong and capable as to be above physical fear. Such people are often portrayed on television as gang members or cowboys.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)