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schwag

/ʃwæɡ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Initialism of scientific/speculative/sophisticated/stupid wild-ass guess.
  2. Low-grade or commercial-grade marijuana.
  3. Inferior; low-grade
  4. (window coverings) A loop of draped fabric.
  5. A low point or depression in land; especially, a place where water collects.
  6. Style; fashionable appearance or manner.
  7. (thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.
  8. (thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
  9. Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, such as those handed out at conventions.
  10. The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.
  11. (by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.
  12. A large quantity (of something).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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