swag
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A rolled bundle of a traveller's clothes and things carried while walking
- noun
- /swæɡ/
- Archaic
:
fardo
- We lost just about everything, except for a few swags and tins of beef.
Examples
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The round table under the swag lamp was covered with my belongings.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is a swag bag.
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How you gonna hide a swag as big as this?
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l need the swag Billy brought over.
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After the long hike, we set down our swag next to the campfire to rest.
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He carried his swag on his back as he traveled through the bush.
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The old traveler showed us his swag, which contained all his belongings.
Synonyms
baggage
vsswag
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1.0
Suitcases and bags that you carry when you travel or supplies carried by an army
is a single personal travel bundle rather than multiple packed items
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9.9
A cloth bundle of personal things carried over the shoulder
is a travel bundle not specifically wrapped in cloth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swag for a travel bundle comes from Australian English and the name swagman, the traveler who carried a rolled-up bed and his belongings. So swag still means the simple bundle a person carries while traveling.