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A shop. Any quantity of goods. As, plant the swag; conceal the goods. Rum swag; a shop full of rich goods. CANT.

–From the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.

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2 Responses to “swag”

  1. Lois
    July 6th, 2007 13:09
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    Just like the Oscars! ;)

    Lois

  2. Anne Mallory
    July 7th, 2007 14:42
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    Lois - ;)

    I associate the word swag with radio giveaways — ie. “win swag!” It tickled me to see it was used in 1811 and before. :D

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