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Noun: swag  swag
  1. [informal] Goods or money obtained illegally
    "The pirates divided up their swag";
    - loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize, dirty money [informal]
     
  2. [informal] Valuable goods
    "The thieves made off with a swag of jewellery"
     
  3. A garland or valance of fabric or linen hanging down in a curve between two supporting points
    "The windows were decorated with elegant swags of silk"
     
  4. [informal] Confident, arrogant and self-important manner or behaviour
    "He walked into the room with a noticeable swag";
    - swagger
     
  5. [Austral] A bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
    "The swagman carried his swag over his shoulder as he walked along the dusty road"
Verb: swag (swagged,swagging)  swag
  1. Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
    "The banner swagged between the posts";
    - sag, droop, flag
     
  2. Sway heavily or unsteadily
    "The drunk man swagged down the street"
     
  3. Decorate with draped fabric or garlands
    "They swagged the hall with evergreen boughs"

Derived forms: swags, swagging, swagged

Type of: bundle, drop, drop down, rock, shake, sheaf, sink, stolen property, sway, valuable

Encyclopedia: Swag, Alabama