swag

/swæg/
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swag

A hiker carries a swag on his back through the bush.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A bundle or pack containing personal belongings, especially as carried by a traveler or itinerant worker: A traditional Australian term for a bedroll or pack carried by a person traveling on foot, often a bushman or swagman.
    • Goods or money obtained illegally; stolen property or loot: Slang for valuables acquired through theft or other illicit means.
    • A decorative arrangement of fabric, flowers, or greenery that hangs in a loose curve: A design element where material is draped or hung in a sagging, curved shape for ornamentation.

  2. Verb:

    • To sway heavily or unsteadily; to lurch or stagger: To move in an unbalanced, rocking manner.
    • To hang or droop loosely and heavily; to sag: To settle or sink downward from or as if from weight or pressure, losing tautness.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The old swagman shouldered his swag and continued down the dusty track.
    • The thieves divided the swag after the robbery.
    • They decorated the mantelpiece with a garland and swag of pine branches.

  • Verb:

    • The overloaded cart began to swag dangerously on the rough road.
    • The old hammock swagged almost to the ground under his weight.
Advanced Usage
  • "To have swag" (modern slang): To possess a confident, stylish, or cool attitude or appearance. (Note: This is a distinct, idiomatic usage derived from the noun meaning "loot" or "valuables").
    • He walked into the room like he had all the swag in the world.
Variants and Related Words
  • Swagger (verb/noun): To walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant way; such a manner of walking.
    • He swaggered up to the bar.
  • Swagman (noun): (Australian) A transient laborer who carries a swag.
  • Swagging (noun/gerund): The action of the verb, or the technique of creating decorative swags.
Synonyms
  • Noun (bundle): Pack, bedroll, kit.
  • Noun (loot): Booty, plunder, haul, spoils.
  • Verb (sway): Lurch, stagger, wobble, reel.
  • Verb (droop): Sag, hang, dip, sink.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Phrases
  • Swag out (Australian, informal): To set up camp using a swag.
    • We'll swag out here for the night.
Related Idioms
  • "The full swag" (Australian): Everything one owns, carried in a swag.
  • "To cut one's swag" (Australian, historical): To prepare to depart.
swag

A hiker carries a swag on his back through the bush.

Noun
  1. a bundle containing the personal belongings of a swagman
  2. goods or money obtained illegally
  3. valuable goods
Verb
  1. sway heavily or unsteadily
  2. walk as if unable to control one's movements
    • The drunken man staggered into the room
  3. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

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