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a walk that files a confidence report no one asked for
means To walk with a stiff, proud, swaggering gait that announces your self-regard, or the act of doing so.
from From Old English 'strutian,' meaning to stand out rigidly or protrude stiffly — the original sense was about being taut and bulging, not strolling. It's likely related to Germanic words for stiffness and swelling (a cousin of the same family that gives us the idea of something puffed-up and rigid). Over time the stiffness migrated from posture to gait: a strut became the walk of someone holding themselves rigid with pride, all chest and no apology. The architectural 'strut' — the supporting brace that resists pressure — comes from the very same stiff-and-rigid root.
- engineering twin
- struts are bars that brace structures against collapse
- peacock politics
- strutting birds advertise fitness to rivals and mates
- car suspension
- struts soak up bumps so you ride smooth
- swagger origin
- old word once meant to bulge or swell proudly
- runway physics
- models exaggerate hip rotation for visible attitude
strutting peacock display — male indian peafowl raises tail feathers in 200+ eye-spots to attract females during mating season
catwalk strut — fashion models at paris fashion week and milan fashion week walk with exaggerated hip movement and confident gait
strut bar engineering — macpherson strut suspension system used in most modern cars since 1949 for front-wheel support and steering control