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swag
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1swag

verb \ˈswag\
swaggedswag·ging

Definition of SWAG

intransitive verb
1
: sway, lurch
2
: sag, droop
transitive verb
1
: to adorn with swags
2
: to arrange (as drapery) in swags

Examples of SWAG

  1. <the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion>

Origin of SWAG

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock
First Known Use: 1530

Related to SWAG

Synonyms
flag, hang, loll, sag, droop, wilt

Rhymes with SWAG

ag, bag, brag, crag, dag, drag, fag, flag, gag, hag, jag, lag, mag, nag, quag, rag, sag, scag, scrag, shag, slag, snag, sprag, stag, tag, wag, YAG, zag

2swag

noun

Definition of SWAG

1
: sway 1
2
a : something (as a decoration) hanging in a curve between two points : festoon
b : a suspended cluster (as of evergreen branches)
3
a : goods acquired by unlawful means : loot
b : spoils, profits
4
: a depression in the earth
5
chiefly Australian : a pack of personal belongings
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Examples of SWAG

  1. The robbers divided the swag.
  2. <robbed a bank and hid the swag under the floorboards>

First Known Use of SWAG

1660

Related to SWAG

Synonyms
booty, pillage, plunder, spoil, loot

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