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- ball-park figure – ish – kinda sorta – swag
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ball-park figure 
noun
- a rough numerical estimate.
Give me a ball-park figure for how much this will cost us.
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Last edited on Mar 05 2003. Submitted by Igne from Milwaukee, WI, USA on Mar 05 2003.
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ish
adverb
- "approximately." Origin: from the suffix "-ish" used to turn an adjective into a word meaning "approximately <adjective>" such as in "reddish".
What time do you think you'll be here, ish?
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Last edited on Apr 29 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 05 2011.
noun - uncountable
- synonym for shit. Typically appears in censored edited-for-radio versions of hip-hop songs. It has entered into wider usage.
You can't even touch my ish. ("You're nothing compared to me.")
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Last edited on Mar 05 2011. Submitted by Emily M. from UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA on Nov 12 1997.
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kinda sorta
- approximately; KIND OF.
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Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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swag
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.
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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."
He has SWAG because he stole a gun </3
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Last edited on May 14 2013. Submitted by Francis M. on Dec 10 2008.
- style. From swagger.
That boy got some swag.
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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.
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