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swaggie

UK/ˈswaɡi/

swaggie noun: a swagman.

Noun

swaggie (plural swaggies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) A swagman.
    • The swaggie shifted on his heels. His attitude was uncertain.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber & Faber, published 2003, page 40
    • Gentry or not, the swaggies would go from place to place in the hope of being given work, a meal and somewhere to sleep.2015, Patricia Grace, Chappy, →ISBN, page 25

Forms of swaggie

pluralswaggies

Origin of swaggie

From swag(man) + -ie.

Questions about swaggie

What does swaggie mean?
Swaggie means a swagman.
What part of speech is swaggie?
Swaggie is a noun.
How do you pronounce swaggie?
Swaggie is pronounced /ˈswaɡi/ (UK).
What is the plural of swaggie?
The plural of swaggie is swaggies.

Words near swaggie in the dictionary

  1. swaggers it
  2. swaggersome
  3. Swaggerty
  4. Swaggertys
  5. swaggery
  6. swaggie
  7. swaggier
  8. swaggies
  9. swaggiest
  10. swagging
  11. swagging it

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