English Dictionary

swag

IPA（発音記号）

/swæɡ/

名詞

可算名詞 廃用 不可算名詞 くだけた表現 オーストラリア英語 古風 広義 ニュージーランド英語

(obsolete, thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods. / (uncountable, thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.

日本語の意味

（古語・盗賊スラング）店とその全商品を指す / （数えられない名詞として）盗品、盗賊が得た略奪品を指す

Old Tom's little swag on the corner sold curiosities and secondhand wares to sailors.

角にあるオールド・トムの小さな店とその商品は、船乗りたちに骨董品や中古品を売っていた。

意味（1）

(obsolete, thieves' cant) A shop and its goods; any quantity of goods.

意味（2）

(uncountable, thieves' cant) Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.

The swag, is a term used in speaking of any booty you have lately obtained, be it of what kind it may, except money; as where did you lumber the swag? that is, where did you deposit the stolen property? To carry the swag is to be the bearer of the stolen goods to a place of safety.

意味（3）

(uncountable, informal) Handouts, freebies, or giveaways, often distributed at conventions; merchandise.

Make sure to take some swag on your way out! I called. He stooped a bit in mid-trot and snatched a small gold bag out of the basket at the door. The contents were mostly shit, a few drink tickets to the Well of Souls, VIP status at Convent, that sort of thing.

意味（4）

(countable, Australia, dated) The possessions of a bushman or itinerant worker, tied up in a blanket and carried over the shoulder, sometimes attached to a stick.

He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself to him.

意味（5）

(countable, Australia, by extension) A small single-person tent, usually foldable into an integral backpack.

意味（6）

(countable, Australia, New Zealand) A large quantity (of something).

New Zealand wasted a swag of chances to lose their opening women′s hockey World Cup match.

swags （ plural ）