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swag

swag

10 9.4
Valuable things that thieves take
  • noun
  • /swæɡ/
  • Archaic
: botín
  • The police recovered a stash of swag from the hideout of the gang.

I saw him in a picture with it and I stole his swag.

Examples

  • The news report detailed how the stolen swag included several valuable artworks.

  • After the heist, they celebrated their success with their share of the swag.

  • We brought you the swag; we're going to take our cut.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Ten years of hoarding swag and now we finally get to spend it.

  • Maybe you better tell me where the swag is, in case I have to bribe somebody.

  • We're not looting dead bodies for swag.

  • If we were caught with the swag, we’d go straight to boarding school.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

loot
vsswag
59 4.4

Things stolen from shops during chaos

refers to informal stolen valuables rather than broad casual gains
prize
vsswag
  • Archaic
37 9.1

Goods taken illegally, often by soldiers or pirates

is the informal term for goods taken by thieves, not naval or wartime capture
34 2.8

Things that someone takes without permission

is the informal label for such stolen valuables, not the legal term
booty
vsswag
28 7.7

Valuable things or money taken illegally, often during a raid

means informal stolen valuables rather than formal wartime seizure
plunder
vsswag
13 5.5

Things taken by force during war or robbery

focuses on informal thief-taken valuables rather than large wartime seizures
pillage
vsswag
1 7.9

Things taken by force during war or riots

means informal stolen valuables rather than forceful wartime seizure

How Valuable

treasure
595 1.1
booty
28 7.7
swag
  • Archaic
10 9.4
loot
59 4.4

Surface Forms

swag singular
swags plural

Etymology

Swag meaning stolen goods comes from old thieves' language where swag meant a bag of 'loot' or valuables. That's why swag can mean the stolen or hidden goods thieves take.