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swag Definition


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swag
noun
    1. slang
      Stolen goods.
    (Austral)
    2. A traveller's pack or rolled bundle of possessions.
    3a. A garland of fruit, flowers or foliage that is hung between two points;
    3b. A representation of this, eg in plasterwork, as a design on wallpaper or fabric;
    3c. Fabric that is hung to give this effect, eg at a window.
verb swagged, swagging
    intr
    1. To sway or sag.
    2. To drape (eg curtain fabric) in swags.
    (Austral)
    3. To travel around on foot with one's possessions in a bundle.
      Form: swag it (often)
Etymology: 16c.



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