swag bagn.
/ˈswaɡ baɡ/, U.S. /ˈswæɡ ˌbæɡ/ 1. colloquial.
a. A bag used to carry stolen goods or loot.
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1860 Times 29 Sept. 11/6 A black ‘swag-bag’, of the capacious dimensions used by thieves.
1873 Boston Daily Globe 22 May 4/7 Murray had a bag, which was similar to the ‘swag bags’ in court.
1938 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 June 10 b/1 But the typical burglar of that era, with his black half-mask, swag bag and dark lantern, is as quaint a figure today as a town crier or a village blacksmith.
1972 R. Allen Skinhead Escapes vi. 32 In those precious few seconds prior to the bank doors closing he counted no less than five girls of tender age entering with swag-bags visibly displayed.
2000 Big Issue 17 July 8/3 The ‘particularly stupid’ gunman made his first mistake after putting his piece down on the counter in order to open his swag bag.
b. A bag containing free gifts, typically given away to people attending an event, frequently for promotional purposes. Cf. swag n.1 Additions a.
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1987 Guardian 12 May 1/7 Like children coming out of a party with swag-bags.
1991 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 11 Feb. (Guide) 8 There was the smiling girl at the gate,..leading departing guests to the offertory tent, where they were given Simpsons swag bags.
2002 N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 32/2 With the conference being off the record and without a scintilla of remuneration (we were not even proffered the conference swag bag).
2. Australian and New Zealand. A bag designed to be carried as a swag (swag n.1 10).
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > equipment for a journey > baggage
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swag1853
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swag bag1892
1892 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 4 Aug. 45 A swag bag was filled with stones to the required weight and suspended at the end of the rope.
c1904 W. G. Grave Beyond Southern Lakes (1950) 48 The kit of each consisted of a specially constructed swag bag, oiled sleeping bag [etc.].
1928 N. Palmer Austral. Story-bk. 88 He tossed clothing boots, and odds and ends into a yawning swag-bag.
2005 Broadcast Engin. (Nexis) Nov. 114 Swagman, in Australian terminology, was a word used to describe a transient who traveled with his swag bag, moving from job to job.
3. U.S. A large travel bag with several compartments and pockets. Now rare.
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society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > [noun] > luggage > travelling bag
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carpet-bag1830
roll-up1831
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swag1853
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port1898
handgrip1915
sea-bag1918
blanket pack1920
weekender1929
valpack1934
weekend bag1946
swag bag1951
1951 N.Y. Times 13 May 70 (advt.) You'll travel light and right with Car-Sac and the new Swag bag.
1958 Chillicothe (Missouri) Const.-Tribune 23 Dec. 3 a/3 The swag bag is another popular travel bag these days... It has a large pocket in the center, a side zipper, handy for last minute packables, and a zipper on top that opens the main compartment.
1980 Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 17 June (Pamida June Bargain Carnival Suppl.) Tote bag with top zip or swag bag with multi-section.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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