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belswagger

/ˈbɛlswæɡɚ/

belswagger noun: a slob, obscene person, or a bully.

Noun

belswagger (plural belswaggers)

  1. (obsolete) A slob, obscene person, or a bully.
    • Indeed you are a charitable Belſwagger:[…]1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act V, page 78
    • 1905, Bernard Capes, "Chapter 6", in A Jay of Italy (historical fiction)

Forms of belswagger

pluralbelswaggers

Origin of belswagger

Contraction of bellyswagger.

Questions about belswagger

What does belswagger mean?
Belswagger means a slob, obscene person, or a bully.
What part of speech is belswagger?
Belswagger is a noun.
How do you pronounce belswagger?
Belswagger is pronounced /ˈbɛlswæɡɚ/.
What is the plural of belswagger?
The plural of belswagger is belswaggers.

Words near belswagger in the dictionary

  1. Belsnickel
  2. Belson
  3. Belsons
  4. Belstead
  5. Belstone
  6. belswagger
  7. belswaggers
  8. belt
  9. belt and braces
  10. Belt and Road
  11. belt and suspenders

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