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Share This swag 1 Audio Help / swæg / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ swag ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, swagged, swag·ging. –noun 1. a suspended wreath, garland, drapery, or the like, fastened up at or near each end and hanging down in the middle; festoon.
2. a wreath, spray, or cluster of foliage, flowers, or fruit.
3. a festoon, esp. one very heavy toward the center.
5. a swaying or lurching movement.
–verb (used without object) 6. to move heavily or unsteadily from side to side or up and down; sway.
7. to hang loosely and heavily; sink down.
–verb (used with object) 8. to cause to sway, sink, or sag.
9. to hang or adorn with swags.
[Origin:
1520–30; perh. < Scand; cf. Norw
svaga, svagga to sway, rock
]
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An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.
An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.
A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.
Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.
Slang Stolen property; loot.Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.Slang Herbal tea in a plastic sandwich bag sold as marijuana to an unsuspecting customer.swagged , swag·ging , swags
Chiefly British To lurch or sway.Australian To travel about with a pack or swag.Probably of Scandinavian origin .]
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"to move heavily or unsteadily," 1530, probably from O.N.
sveggja "to swing, sway," cognate with O.E.
swingan "to swing" (see
swing ). The noun sense of "ornamental festoon" is first found 1794. Earlier senses of "bulky bag" (1303) and "big, blustering fellow" (1588) may represent separate borrowings from the Scand. source.
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Share This swag noun 1. valuable goods 2. goods or money obtained illegally [syn: loot ] 3. a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman verb 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness [syn: sag ] 2. walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room" [syn: stagger ] 3. sway heavily or unsteadily
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Share This swag 1 [swӕg] noun
stolen goods
Arabic: بَضائِع مَسْروقَه، غَنائِم Chinese (Simplified): 赃物 Chinese (Traditional): 贓物 Czech: kořist Danish: tyvekoster Dutch: buit Estonian: noos Finnish: saalis French: butin German: der Raub Greek: κλοπιμαία Hungarian: lopott holmi Icelandic: þÿfi Indonesian: barang curian Italian: bottino
Japanese: 盗品 Korean: 훔친 물건 Latvian: laupījums; zagta manta Lithuanian: vogti daiktai, grobis Norwegian: tyvegods, (ut)bytte Polish: !!łup Portuguese (Brazil): botim Portuguese (Portugal): roubo Romanian: pradă Russian: награбленное добро Slovak: korisť Slovenian: plen Spanish: botín Swedish: tjuvgods Turkish: çalıntı mal, yağma
swag 2 [swӕg] noun
in Australia, a tramp's bundle
Arabic: صُرَّة أمْتِعَة Chinese (Simplified): （澳大利亚）行李包 Chinese (Traditional): (澳大利亞)行李包 Czech: ranec Danish: bylt Dutch: bundel Estonian: komps Finnish: kulkurin nyytti French: baluchon German: das Bündel Greek: μπογαλάκι περιπλανώμενου Hungarian: batyu Icelandic: pinkill Indonesian: bundelan gelandangan Italian: fagotto, fardello
Japanese: 携帯品の包み Korean: (도보) 여행자의 보따리［봇짐］ Latvian: pauna; nastiņa Lithuanian: manta, nešulys Norwegian: bylt Polish: !!tobołek Portuguese (Brazil): trouxa Portuguese (Portugal): trouxa de vagabundo Romanian: boccea Russian: пожитки; поклажа Slovak: batoh Slovenian: cula Spanish: hatillo Swedish: knyte, bylte, packning Turkish: çıkın
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Swag\, v. i. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]
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Swag\, n. [Australia] (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle, and carried on the back or over the shoulder; -- called also a
bluey , or a
drum . (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence, luggage in general.
He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. --Lawson.
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Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Swagged ; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swagging .] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway, Norw. svaga to sway. See
Sway .]
1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing. [Prov. Eng.]
2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.
I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. --Palsgrave.
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Swag\, n. 1. A swaying, irregular motion.
2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang] --Charles Reade.
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