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swag

UK/ˈswæɡ/ US/ˈswæɡ/ uncommon dated informal obsolete slang vulgar
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.
3.

a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman

verb

1.

droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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2.

walk as if unable to control one''s movements

  • “The drunken man staggered into the room”
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Origin

From Middle English *swaggen, swagen, swoggen, probably from Old Norse sveggja (“to swing, sway”), from Proto-Germanic *swinganą (“to swing”). Compare dialectal Norwegian svaga (“to sway, swing, stagger”).

Phrases

  • swag it
  • swag light

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