swag
noun /swæɡ/
/swæɡ/
- [uncountable] (old-fashioned, informal) goods that have been stolen synonym loot
- [uncountable] (informal) products given away free, especially at a marketing event
- Everyone who attends gets a swag bag and a T-shirt.
- [countable, usually plural] cloth that is hung in large curved folds as decoration, especially above a window
- [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English) a pack of things tied or wrapped together and carried by a traveller
- [countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) a large number, amount or variety of something
- The novel has won a swag of awards.
- [countable, usually plural] a bunch of flowers or fruit that is carved onto walls, etc. as decoration
- [uncountable] (informal, approving) a confident attitude that you admire
- This guy's got some serious swag.
- The team are getting their swag back.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘bulging bag’): probably of Scandinavian origin.