First Known Use: 1530
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1swag
verb \ˈswag\
swaggedswag·ging
Definition of SWAG
intransitive verb
transitive verb
1
: to adorn with swags
2
: to arrange (as drapery) in swags
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Origin of SWAG
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian svagga to sway, rock; akin to Middle Low German swacken to rock
2swag
noun
: stolen property
Full 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)
4
: a depression in the earth
5
chiefly Australian : a pack of personal belongings
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First Known Use of SWAG
1660
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