swaggerlicious

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swagger +‎ -licious

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swaggerlicious (comparative more swaggerlicious, superlative most swaggerlicious)

  1. (slang, chiefly African-American Vernacular) Attractively bold and arrogant.
    • 2009 October 5, Greg Bishop, “Saints Make Sanchez Look Like Rookie”, in New York Times[1]:
      It was billed as a blockbuster matchup between the Saints’ adjective-inducing offense and a Jets defense described as “swaggerlicious.”
    • 2014, Amir Abrams, Caught Up, page 1:
      Swaggerlicious. That's the word that comes to mind to describe this dark-skinned cutie-pie standing in front of me with the gold fronts in his mouth, pierced ears, and an arm covered in intricately designed tattoos trying to get his rap on.
    • 2014, David Rector, Living In Atlanta, page 107:
      He had on a swaggerlicious top, some LaBron[sic] James sneakers on and a back pack. He spoke like a man, looked like a boy and was smooth like a thug, just what Carmen needed.