swag

Pronunciation: /swag/

Definition of swag

noun

1a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
a decorative garland or chain of flowers, foliage, or fruit fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve:swags of holly and mistletoe
a carved or painted representation of a swag of flowers, foliage, or fruit.

2 [mass noun] informal money or goods taken by a thief or burglar:garden machinery is the most popular swag
products given away free, typically for promotional purposes:check out the fun bag of swag we gave our guests!
chiefly US cannabis, typically of a low grade: prices range from $40 a 10-seed packet for some Jamaican swag to $345 per pack for something tastier

3Australian/NZ a traveller’s or miner’s bundle of personal belongings.
informal a large number or amount:Howard has promised me a swag of goodies

verb (swags, swagging, swagged)

[with object]

1arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric:swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs (as adjective swagged)the swagged contours of nomads' tents

2 [no object] Australian/NZ travel with one’s personal belongings in a bundle:we were swagging it in Queensland swagging my way up to the Northern Territory

3 [no object] chiefly literary hang heavily:the crinkly old hide swags here and there
sway from side to side:the stout chief sat swagging from one side to the other of the carriage

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'bulging bag'): probably of Scandinavian origin. The original sense of the verb (early 16th century) was 'cause to sway or sag'

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swag

noun

verb (swags, swagging, swagged)

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