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[swag-er] / ˈswæg ər /


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A packet can lend instant backbone to a quick enchilada sauce, wake up a pan of chilaquiles or give nacho toppings a little extra swagger.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Most Sunday evenings, Brockman drafts “Top of Mind” memos to staff, which alternate between the shorthand of a heads-down builder and Silicon Valley swagger.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Trombone Shorty: The swagger, he may have created the swag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Students were often assigned a military rank and awarded promotions, like the 13-year-old cadet major carrying a swagger stick in a 1930 ad for the Page Military Academy in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

As they moved in and out of the shell house, in shorts and jerseys, helping Tom Bolles register the new freshmen, there was an unmistakable hint of swagger in their step.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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