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

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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

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

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