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swagging
Variant of swag
swag
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swag (swag)
intransitive verb swagged, swagging swag′·ging
- to sway or lurch
- to hang down; sag
Etymology: < or akin to Norw svagga, to sway (in walking), swagger
transitive verb
- to decorate with swags
- to hang in a swag
noun
- a swaying or lurching
- a valance, garland, chain, etc. hanging decoratively in a loop or curve; festoon
- Slang stolen money or property; loot; plunder
- Austral.
- a bundle containing personal belongings, as of an itinerant worker
- Informal a large number or amount a swag of essays to mark
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