swag

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To (cause to) sway.

   • 1790, William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, The Argument, p. 1, Hungry clouds swag on the deep
   • Soap/soak the mop into the mop bucket, squeeze it out slightly, swag it back and forth across the piss stained concrete, mop it dry.
2. 2

   To droop

   To droop; to sag.

   • so laid, they are more apt in swagging down, to pierce with their points, then in the jacent Posture
   • I swagge as a fatte persos belly swaggeth as he goth.
3. 3

   To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.

   • Dior wouldn’t be Dior without the swagged ball gown[…].
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   1. 4

      To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the…

      To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.

      • Hooks come with screws for use in plaster or wood and toggles for use in wallboard. One hook should be sufficient to swag a lamp from a ceiling outlet.
   2. 5

      A loop of draped fabric.

      • He looked in bewilderment at number 24, the final house with its regalia of stucco swags and bows.
   3. 6

      Something that droops like a swag.

      • Detective Inspector Douglas Browne, the flesh of whose cheeks hung in swags, had the friendly aspect of a large brown-eyed dog.
   4. 7

      A low point or depression in land

      A low point or depression in land; especially:

      • Whenever the muddy water would accumulate in the swag the water from the well in question would become muddy[…] After the water in the swag had all disappeared through the sink-hole the well water would again become clear.
      • This peach tree is th' big tree that allus bore so many peaches. It's th' one in th' low swag by th' old rotted white oak stump.
   5. 8

      Style

      Style; fashionable appearance or manner.

      • Now this dude got swag, and he was pushing up on me but, it wasn't like we was kicking it or anything!
   6. 9

      Stolen goods

      Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.

      • “It′s all arranged about bringing off the swag, is it?” asked the Jew. Sikes nodded.
      • ‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘[…] They tell me there was a recognized swag market down here.’
   7. 10

      Branded handout, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions

      Branded handout, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.

      • You may hesitate before you pocket the swag, wondering if doing so is OK. Worry not: Hospitality industry folks say they’re delighted when people feel compelled to take one of these as a keepsake.
   8. 11

      The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over…

      The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.

      • He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself to him.
   9. 12

      A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.

   10. 13

       A large quantity (of something).

       • New Zealand wasted a swag of chances to lose their opening women′s hockey World Cup match.
   11. 14

       A shop and its goods

       A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.

   12. 15

       To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).

       • That such a man was swagging in the Victoria Bush at the age of fifty-one requires explanation.
       • The plot is straightforward. A swagman is settling down by a billabong after a hard day′s swagging.
   13. 16

       To transport stolen goods.

       • Well, one night we were rather hard up and we wanted a good feed, so five or six of us set out, along with a great stout fellow, and we actually stole a whole sheep that was hanging at a butcher's door, and the big chap swagged it home.
   14. 17

       To transport in the course of arrest.

   15. 18

       Alternative letter-case form of SWAG

       Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.

       • I can take a swag at the answer, but it may not be right.
   16. 19

       Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess

       Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess; also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess Used humorously to indicate that an estimate was more of a guess than the result of any stringent data analysis.

       • Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:supposition
   17. 20

       Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group.

   18. 21

       Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)

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