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S.W.A.K.

sealed with a kiss (written at the end of a love letter or on the back of its envelope).
Also, SWAK [swak] .


Origin:
1925–30
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SWAK  
abbr.  sealed with a kiss
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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sealed with a kiss

and SWAK
  1. mod.
    written and sent with love and care. (The initialism is sometimes written on love letters. Also an acronym.) : I know they are sealed with a kiss, because she says so.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

SWAK 
acronym for sealed with a kiss, attested from 1918; first ref. is to soldiers' letters home in World War I.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SWAK
sealed with a kiss
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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