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swag

 
(swăg) pronunciation
n.
    1. An ornamental drapery or curtain draped in a curve between two points.
    2. An ornamental festoon of flowers or fruit.
    3. A carving or plaster molding of such an ornament.
  1. Promotional items, especially when given for free, considered as a group.
  2. Slang. Stolen property; loot.
  3. Australian. The pack or bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman.
  4. Slang. Herbal tea in a plastic sandwich bag sold as marijuana to an unsuspecting customer.
intr.v., swagged, swag·ging, swags.
  1. Chiefly British. To lurch or sway.
  2. Australian. To travel about with a pack or swag.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) valuable goods

Meaning #2: goods or money obtained illegally
  Synonyms: loot, booty, pillage, plunder, prize


The verb swag has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
  Synonyms: sag, droop, flag

Meaning #2: walk as if unable to control one's movements
  Synonyms: stagger, reel, keel, lurch, careen

Meaning #3: sway heavily or unsteadily


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bylt, bytte, tyvekoster
v. intr. - slingre, duve, vippe, vakle, hænge ned, vagabondere

Nederlands (Dutch)
buit, gestolen goed

Français (French)
n. - butin, (Austral) baluchon, fronce, (US) suspension
v. intr. - froncer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bündel, (Slang) Beute
v. - schwanken, herunterhängen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τεμάχιο υφάσματος που σχηματίζει πτυχή (κν. ντραπερί), κρεμαστή ταξιανθία, (αρχιτ.) γιρλάντα, (αργκό) λεία, μπάζα
v. - τακτοποιώ σε πτυχές, ταλαντεύω/-ομαι, λικνίζω/-ομαι, (για σκοινιά κ.λπ.) κάνω κοιλιά, κρεμάω

Italiano (Italian)
ghirlanda

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cambaleio (m)
v. - cambalear

Русский (Russian)
награбленное добро, добыча, взятка, деньги, полученные нечестным путем, гирлянда, раскачиваться из стороны в сторону

Español (Spanish)
n. - festón, botín, bulto
v. intr. - oscilar, mecerse, tambalear, flaquear, inclinarse, ladearse, desviarse, torcerse, ceder, pesar, influir, dirigirse, encaminarse

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjuvgods, byte, girland, drapering, veck, knyte
v. - svänga, svaja, drapera, gå på luffen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
摇晃, 赃物, 水潭, 摇摆, 下垂, 倾斜

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搖晃, 贓物, 水潭
v. intr. - 搖擺, 下垂, 傾斜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 약탈품, 장물, 부정 이득
v. intr. - 약탈하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 盗品, 略奪品, 貴重品
v. - 揺れる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زينه أو حليه متدليه على هيئه زهرة أو غصن فاكهه , بضعاعه مسروقه (فعل) يتدلى , يتأرجح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שלל, ביזה, זר פרחים אמנותי, צרור חפצים אישיים (אוסטרליה), וילון שחלקו העליון מתעגל‬
v. intr. - ‮טלטל או נדנד מצד לצד, תלה ברפיון‬


 
 
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