swagging

Variant of swag

swag definition

swag (swag)

intransitive verb swagged, swagging swag′·ging

  1. to sway or lurch
  2. to hang down; sag

Etymology: < or akin to Norw svagga, to sway (in walking), swagger

transitive verb

  1. to decorate with swags
  2. to hang in a swag

noun

  1. a swaying or lurching
  2. a valance, garland, chain, etc. hanging decoratively in a loop or curve; festoon
  3. Slang stolen money or property; loot; plunder
  4. Austral.
    1. a bundle containing personal belongings, as of an itinerant worker
    2. Informal a large number or amount a swag of essays to mark

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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