"to move heavily or unsteadily," 1520s, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse sveggja "to swing, sway," from the same source as Old English swingan "to swing" (see swing (v.)). Related: Swagged; swagging.
swag (n.)
1650s, "a lurching or swaying," from swag (v.). Meaning "ornamental festoon" (1794) is said to be probably a separate development from the verb (but see swage). Swag lamp attested from 1966.
Colloquial sense of "promotional material" (from recording companies, etc.) was in use by 2001; swag was English criminal's slang for "quantity of stolen property, loot" from c. 1839. This might be related to earlier senses of "round bag" (c. 1300) and "big, blustering fellow" (1580s), which may represent separate borrowings from the Scandinavian source. "The primary meaning was 'a bulging bag'" [Klein].
雙語例句
1. Tom, something's always told me we'd never get holt of that swag. "
湯姆, 我總覺得,我們永遠(yuǎn)也得不到那份財(cái)寶. ”
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2. Can't we swag a fax machine and get it to this guy?
我們不能搶個(gè)傳真機(jī)發(fā)給這家伙?
來自電影對(duì)白
3. Between him and Stevenson , Washington has swag to spare.
并且華盛頓認(rèn)為還有一位選手水平與其相當(dāng):斯蒂文森.
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4. A man camp up one evening, humping his swag.
傍晚一個(gè)男子走過來, 背上背著行李包.
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5. Every morning, it is a tussle between staying in my swag ( bed ) or a hike.