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swag

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Verb

  1. To (cause to) sway.
  2. To droop; to sag.
  3. To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
  4. 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.
  5. To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket).
  6. To transport stolen goods.
  7. To transport in the course of arrest.

Noun

  1. A loop of draped fabric.
  2. Something that droops like a swag.
  3. A low point or depression in land; especially: A place where water collects; a low, wet place where the land has settled.
  4. A low point or depression in land; especially: A pass, gap or sag in a mountain ridge.
  5. Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
  6. Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
  7. Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.
  8. The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
  9. A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
  10. A large quantity (of something).
  11. A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
  12. Alternative letter-case form of SWAG; a wild guess or ballpark estimate.
  13. Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess; also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess Used humorously to indicate that an estimate was more of a guess than the result of any stringent data analysis.
  14. Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)

Proper noun

  1. Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group.

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