All 4 Uses of
swagger
in
Always Running
- Nurses swaggered in, bothered and tired.†
Chpt 3 *
- Canica and Smiley swaggered and acted cool, but I knew the mescaline had a lot to do with it.†
Chpt 3
- Later in the youth authority camps and prisons, blacks used Mexican slang and the cholo style; Mexicans imitated the Southside swagger and style — although this didn't mean at times we didn't war with one another, such being the state of affairs at the bottom.†
Chpt 4
- A line of deputies at the park's edge — armed with high-powered rifles, billy clubs and tear gas launchers swaggered toward the crowd.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
-
(swagger) walk or behave in a highly confident or proud manner -- often arrogant and sometimes to impress or intimidate otherseditor's notes: Swagger 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.