noun / verb
strut
STRUHT/strʌt/
A proud, stiff, showy walk, or to walk this way.
The woman struts along the sidewalk with her chin lifted and chest forward.
Etymology
The original image was of standing out stiffly or swelling outward. This developed into proudly displaying fine clothes, then walking with the same showy self-importance.
In context
books okay another point is uh I've always been the sort of amused or maybe disgusted no you know after a long academic career that the Socialists on campus always strut around pretending to take the moral high ground
More examples
- Her confident strut draws every eye in the room.
- A rooster is strutting around the yard with its chest puffed out.
- The boy strutted into class to show off his new boots.
Forms
strut · struts · strutted · strutting
strutter noun — A person who walks with showy pride.