SWAG is (apparently) “Silly Wild Ass Guess”. It’s a common business term for coming up with estimates about something you is not to spend too much time on. In a sentence, someone might say: “Don’t waste time on this; we just need SWAG here to get a general idea”.
The word Swag was originated in early 1800s, the dictionary meaning of this word is “stolen goods or booty”. However is has it’s some other meanings as well :-
>> It can be used as a promotional item, especially when given for free and considered as a group.
>> In 1960-70, Swag stands for “Secretly We are gay” and the People would post the word swag with address of the gay parties.
>> In Australia, the word swag is informally used as a large number of amount e.g. Howard has promised me a swag of goodies.
>> It can be used as a decorative garland or chain of flowers, foliage or fruit fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.
H.P.Dubey
SWAG is (apparently) “Silly Wild Ass Guess”. It’s a common business term for coming up with estimates about something you is not to spend too much time on. In a sentence, someone might say: “Don’t waste time on this; we just need SWAG here to get a general idea”.
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The word Swag was originated in early 1800s, the dictionary meaning of this word is “stolen goods or booty”. However is has it’s some other meanings as well :-
>> It can be used as a promotional item, especially when given for free and considered as a group.
>> In 1960-70, Swag stands for “Secretly We are gay” and the People would post the word swag with address of the gay parties.
>> In Australia, the word swag is informally used as a large number of amount e.g. Howard has promised me a swag of goodies.
>> It can be used as a decorative garland or chain of flowers, foliage or fruit fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve.