Swaggled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Moved unsteadily from side to side, as a person or object rocking or wobbling while trying to keep balance
2. Swayed or staggered in an uneven, rolling motion, lurching from one side to the other as it went
3. Rocked or wobbled back and forth in a clumsy, unsteady way, particularly while walking or carrying a load

Etymology: "Swaggled" is the past tense of "swaggle," a verb of English dialect use meaning to sway or move with a heavy, unsteady gait. The verb is generally linked to "swag," which in its older sense meant to sway, hang loosely, or swing from side to side. "Swaggle" is probably a frequentative form of that verb, built to suggest repeated or continued swaying, but the exact formation is uncertain, and the verb is rare enough that its earliest recorded uses are hard to date with confidence.