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interjection

• acronym for "secretly we are gay".
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  Last edited on Oct 26 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 25 2012.

• acronym for "saved with amazing grace". Christian-themed.
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  Last edited on Mar 17 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Mar 17 2013.

noun

• promotional material.

  I won some swag from a local radio station.

  My boyfriend got swag at school.

  • See more words with the same meaning: unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'.

  Last edited on Apr 15 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 11 1998.

• an approximation or educated guess. Acronym of "scientific wild-assed guess." Contrast with the less-precise "wag" (wild-assed guess).

  He didn't really know, so he just took a swag at it.

  • See more words with the same meaning: an estimate, approximately.

  Last edited on Oct 29 2009. Submitted by BP from IN, USA on Sep 06 2002.

• stolen property heisted from trucks or vendors. Allegedly an abbreviation for "Stolen Without A Gun."
  • See more words with the same meaning: stolen, stolen goods.

  Last edited on Dec 10 2008. Submitted by Francis M. on Dec 10 2008.

• style. From swagger.

  That boy got some swag.

  • See more words with the same meaning: stylish, styling.

  Last edited on Feb 13 2009. Submitted by Tim T. on Feb 13 2009.

• an approximation or educated guess. Acronym of "stupid wild-ass guess." Contrast with the less-precise "wag" (wild-assed guess).

  He didn't really know, so he just took a swag at it.

  Last edited on Sep 09 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2010.

• from swagger. The appearance of being very cool, smooth, looking good, dressing nice and often having lots of money to flash which draws them the attention of others. A way of carrying yourself like a star.

  Look at him, he has so much swag!

  Last edited on Apr 21 2013. Submitted by The Last Don on Aug 31 2011.

noun - uncountable

• backronym: "something we Asians got".

  Last edited on Nov 16 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Oct 29 2012.

notes

• In the "promotional material" sense, "swag" is allegedly an acronym for "stuff we all get."

  I won some swag from a local radio station.

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  Last edited on Jan 05 2005. Submitted by j s. on Jan 05 2005.

verb

• taking a chance on something. Origin: Steven Brody, who reportedly had jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge in 1886 and survived the fall. Hence the meaning of taking a big chance. It is a local colloquialism in Philadelphia.

  I took a brody on the bottle of brandy. (Meaning he bought it without tasting it.)

  I took a brody on a horse race once. It didn't work out for me.

  Last edited on Jun 05 2013. Submitted by Francis M. on Dec 10 2008.