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swag [swæg] n 1. Slang property obtained by theft or other illicit means 2. Slang goods; valuables 3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) an ornamental festoon of fruit, flowers, or drapery or a representation of this 4. a swaying movement; lurch 5. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Midland English dialect a depression filled with water, resulting from mining subsidence 6. (Clothing & Fashion) Austral and NZ informal (formerly) a swagman's pack containing personal belongings go on the swag Austral and NZ informal to become a tramp swags of Austral and NZ informal lots of vb swags, swagging, swagged 1. Chiefly Brit to lurch or sag or cause to lurch or sag 2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) (tr) to adorn or arrange with swags 3. (intr) Austral informal to tramp about carrying a pack of personal belongings [perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian svagga to sway] Swag quantity of money or goods, usually stolen; a bundle of personal belongings carried by a tramp, miner, or traveller in the bush, 1864; a decorative festoon of flowers, 1794; of fruit and flowers, 1813. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations swag n (inf) → Beute f n swag [swӕg] 1 stolen goods. buit بَضائِع مَسْروقَه، غَنائِم плячка kořist tyvekoster der Raub κλοπιμαία botín noos مال دزدي saalis butin בִּיזָה वंदनवार ukradena roba, nepošten dobitak lopott holmi barang curian þÿfi bottino 盗品 장물 vogti daiktai, grobis laupījums; zagta manta barang curian buit tyvegods, (ut)bytte łup roubo pradă награбленное добро korisť plen ukradena roba tjuvgods ของที่ปล้นมาได้ çalıntı mal, yağma 贓物 награбоване майно; здобич چوری کا مال của ăn cắp 赃物 2 in Australia, a tramp's bundle. boemelaarsbundel صُرَّة أمْتِعَة торба ranec bylt das Bündel μπογαλάκι περιπλανώμενου hatillo komps بساط ولگرد kulkurin nyytti baluchon אֶתנַן तोरण-झालर svežanj putnika, skitnice batyu bundelan gelandangan pinkill fagotto, fardello 携帯品の包み (방랑자의) 짐보따리 manta, nešulys pauna; nastiņa gendongan bundel bylt tobołek trouxa de vagabundo boccea пожитки; поклажа batoh cula zavežljaj knyte, bylte, packning ห่อสัมภาระ çıkın (澳大利亞)行李包 пожитки, поклажа گٹھری جس میں کپڑا اور دوسرا سامان ہو gói quần áo (澳大利亚)行李包 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He allowed we would steal the bogus swag and wait all night for him to come up and get drownded, and by George it's just what we done Whether against the express will of Providence, it is twisted upon the crown of the head and there coiled away like a rope on a ship's deck; whether it be stuck behind the ears and hangs down like the swag of a small window-curtain; or whether it be permitted to flow over the shoulders in natural ringlets, it is always the pride of the owner, and the glory of the toilette. Most probably, out of his share of the swag, Nathaniel Letton would erect a couple of new buildings for that university of his. |
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