swag

  • 21Swag — 1. rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman; 2. any similar bundle of belongings; 3. plundered property; booty; 4. unspecified but large number or quantity: swag of people ; 5. wearing apparel, linen, or piece goods …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 22swag — I Australian Slang 1. rolled up bedding etc. carried by a swagman; 2. any similar bundle of belongings; 3. plundered property; booty; 4. unspecified but large number or quantity: swag of people ; 5. wearing apparel, linen, or piece goods II… …

    English dialects glossary

  • 23swag — n Stolen goods or money. The robbers were caught red handed with the swag still in their possession. 1790s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 24swag — 1) n loot, booty, stolen goods. In this sense the word originated among itinerants and thieves in the early 19th century. It had earlier denoted goods or posses sions when carried. The word is ulti mately related, via dialect, to sway and swing …

    Contemporary slang

  • 25swag — swæg n. decorative curtain or other hanging draped in a curve from two points; loot, stolen goods (Slang); swagman s pack or bundle containing personal belongings (Australian) v. walk unsteadily, sway; droop, sag; travel around carrying one s… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26swag — noun 1》 an ornamental festoon of flowers, fruit, and greenery.     ↘a curtain or drape fastened to hang in a drooping curve. 2》 informal money or goods taken by a thief or burglar. 3》 Austral./NZ a traveller s or miner s bundle of personal… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27Swag (disambiguation) — Swag may refer to: * SWAG is an acronym for the Sourceware Archive Group, a collection of source code and program examples in the Pascal programming language. * Swag, in Australian usage, a term for a portable shelter usually containing… …

    Wikipedia

  • 28swag´ger|ing|ly — swag|ger «SWAG uhr», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to walk with a bold, rude, or superior air; strut about or show off in a vain or insolent way: »The bully swaggered into the schoolyard. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under strut. (Cf. ↑strut) 2. to… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 29swag´ger|er — swag|ger «SWAG uhr», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to walk with a bold, rude, or superior air; strut about or show off in a vain or insolent way: »The bully swaggered into the schoolyard. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under strut. (Cf. ↑strut) 2. to… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30swag|ger — «SWAG uhr», verb, noun, adjective. –v.i. 1. to walk with a bold, rude, or superior air; strut about or show off in a vain or insolent way: »The bully swaggered into the schoolyard. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under strut. (Cf. ↑strut) 2. to boast or… …

    Useful english dictionary