swag

The definition of a swag is something hanging in a curved shape or is slang for money or property that is stolen or taken.

(noun)

  1. An example of swag is a drapery hung in a curve between two points.
  2. An example oif swag is the box of free merchandise given to presenters at the Emmy awards.

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See swag in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb swagged, swagging

  1. to sway or lurch
  2. to hang down; sag

Origin: < or akin to Norw svagga, to sway (in walking), swagger

transitive verb

  1. to decorate with swags
  2. to hang in a swag

noun

  1. a swaying or lurching
  2. a valance, garland, chain, etc. hanging decoratively in a loop or curve; festoon
  3. Slang stolen money or property; loot; plunder
  4. Austral.
    1. a bundle containing personal belongings, as of an itinerant worker
    2. Informal a large number or amount: a swag of essays to mark

See swag in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.
    b. An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.
    c. A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.
  2. Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.
  3. Slang Stolen property; loot.
  4. Australian The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.
  5. Slang Herbal tea in a plastic sandwich bag sold as marijuana to an unsuspecting customer.
intransitive verb swagged swagged, swag·ging, swags
  1. Chiefly British To lurch or sway.
  2. Australian To travel about with a pack or swag.

Origin:

Origin: Probably of Scandinavian origin

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