swag.
To (cause to) sway.
Meaning & usage
To (cause to) sway.
To droop; to sag.
To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English swagen, a late collateral form of *swawen possibly originating from Lancashire and Yorkshire (possibly continued in Scots swaw (“wave”); parallel to e.g. drag for draw), from Old Norse *svaga (“to swerve, sway”), of unclear origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian svaga (“to sway, swing, stagger”).
A loop of draped fabric.
Something that droops like a swag.
A low point or depression in land; especially: A place where water collects; a low, wet place where the land has settled.
A low point or depression in land; especially: A pass, gap or sag in a mountain ridge.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle English swagen, a late collateral form of *swawen possibly originating from Lancashire and Yorkshire (possibly continued in Scots swaw (“wave”); parallel to e.g. drag for draw), from Old Norse *svaga (“to swerve, sway”), of unclear origin. Compare dialectal Norwegian svaga (“to sway, swing, stagger”).
Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of swagger. A common folk etymology is that the word derives from an acronym for "she wants a gentleman", "secretly we are gay" or other phrases.
Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
Branded handout, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
A large quantity (of something).
A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
Where this word comes from
From 18th c. British thieves' slang, from the noun use of Etymology 1 above, "a swaying, an uneven motion." A folk etymology, particularly for the handouts definition, is “stuff we all get”.
To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
To transport stolen goods.
To transport in the course of arrest.
Where this word comes from
From 18th c. British thieves' slang, from the noun use of Etymology 1 above, "a swaying, an uneven motion." A folk etymology, particularly for the handouts definition, is “stuff we all get”.
Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.
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