swag bag

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swag bag

/swæɡ bæɡ/

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Mid-19th century UK. From swag (“stolen goods”).

noun swag bags

A bag used to carry stolen goods. Except in old-fashioned thrillers and detective stories there doesn't seem to be much talk of thieves and break-ins. There might be a robbery in P. G. Wodehouse, but only as a bit of comic business, as in the modern cartoon, where eye-mask and swag-bag identify the comic neighbourhood burglar.
A bag containing free gifts or promotional material. The Oscar swag bag has become a rite of passage for Academy Award nominees, where rich, good-looking celebrities are given thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of luxuries, for free.
Similar: goodie bag

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@misc{swag_bag_2026,
  title = {swag bag},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swag%20bag},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}