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, especially one very heavy toward the center.
4.
a swale.
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.
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verb (used with object)
8.
to cause to sway, sink, or sag.
9.
to hang or adorn with swags.
Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian svaga, svagga to sway, rock
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian svaga, svagga to sway, rock
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noun
1.
Slang.
a.
plunder; booty.
b.
money; valuables.
2.
Australian. a traveler's bundle containing personal belongings, cooking utensils, food, or the like.
verb (used without object)
3.
Australian. to travel about carrying one's bundle of personal belongings.
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swag (swæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | slang property obtained by theft or other illicit means |
| 2. | slang goods; valuables |
| 3. | an ornamental festoon of fruit, flowers, or drapery or a representation of this |
| 4. | a swaying movement; lurch |
| 5. | dialect (Midland English) a depression filled with water, resulting from mining subsidence |
| 6. | informal (Austral), (NZ) (formerly) a swagman's pack containing personal belongings |
| 7. | informal (Austral), (NZ) go on the swag to become a tramp |
| 8. | informal (Austral), (NZ) swags of lots of |
| —vb , swags, swagging, swagged | |
| 9. | chiefly (Brit) to lurch or sag or cause to lurch or sag |
| 10. | (tr) to adorn or arrange with swags |
| 11. | informal (Austral) (intr) to tramp about carrying a pack of personal belongings |
| [C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian svagga to | |
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| Main Entry: | swag |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See schwag |
| Main Entry: | swag |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See schwag |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
swag
"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" (c.1300) and "big, blustering fellow" (1588) may
represent separate borrowings from the Scand. source.
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Slang Dictionary
scientific wild ass guess definitionand SWAG
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
SWAG definition
jargonScientific (or Silly) Wild Ass Guess. A term used by technical teams when establishing high level sizings for large projects.
(2000-08-09)
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia
swag
in architecture and decoration, carved ornamental motif consisting of stylized flowers, fruit, foliage, and cloth, tied together with ribbons that sag in the middle and are attached at both ends. The distinction is sometimes made between a swag and a festoon by limiting the former to festoons entirely made up of folds of cloth.
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Example sentences
Call it a wedding proposal with ahead-of-its-time swag.
She puts a swag on the back door and wraps her house's columns in garland roping.
Of course, it is open to a thief who believes his swag might have been so marked to attempt such cleaning himself.
Against a backdrop of tall swag curtains, the band wore white, with.
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