swag
/swag/
noun
noun: swag
1.a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
a decorative garland or chain of flowers, foliage, or fruit fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
plural noun: swags
"swags of holly and mistletoe"
a carved or painted representation of a swag of flowers, foliage, or fruit.
2.informal
money or goods taken by a thief or burglar.
"garden machinery is the most popular swag"
products given away free, typically for promotional purposes.
"check out the fun bag of swag we gave our guests!"
US cannabis, typically of a low grade.
"prices range from $40 a 10-seed packet for some Jamaican swag to $345 per pack for something tastier"
3.AUSTRALIAN/NZ
a traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings.
informal
a large number or amount.
"Howard has promised me a swag of goodies"
verb
verb: swag; 3rd person present: swags; past tense: swagged; past participle: swagged; gerund or present participle: swagging
1.arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric.
"swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs"
2.AUSTRALIAN/NZ
travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle.
"we were swagging it in Queensland"
3.literary
hang heavily.
"the crinkly old hide swags here and there"
sway from side to side.
"the stout chief sat swagging from one side to the other of the carriage"
Origin
Middle English (in the sense ‘bulging bag’): probably of Scandinavian origin. The original sense of the verb (early 16th century) was ‘cause to sway or sag’.
