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swag bag, n.
Brit. |ˈswag bag|, U.S. |ˈswæg ˌbæg|
[‹ swag n. + bag n.]
1. colloq.
a. A bag used to carry stolen goods or loot.
1860Times 29 Sept. 11/6 A black ‘swag-bag’, of the capacious dimensions used by thieves. 1873Boston Daily Globe 22 May 4/7 Murray had a bag, which was similar to the ‘swag bags’ in court. 1938Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 12 June 10 b/1 But the typical burglar of that era, with his black half-mask, swag bag and dark lantern, is as quaint a figure today as a town crier or a village blacksmith. 1972R. Allen Skinhead Escapes vi. 32 In those precious few seconds prior to the bank doors closing he counted no less than five girls of tender age entering with swag-bags visibly displayed. 2000Big Issue 17–23 July 8/3 The ‘particularly stupid’ gunman made his first mistake after putting his piece down on the counter in order to open his swag bag.
b. A bag containing free gifts, typically given away to people attending an event, freq. for promotional purposes. Cf. swag n. Additions a.
1987Guardian 12 May 1/7 Like children coming out of a party with swag-bags. 1991Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 11 Feb. (Guide) 8 There was the smiling girl at the gate,..leading departing guests to the offertory tent, where they were given Simpsons swag bags. 2002N.Y. Mag. 25 Nov. 32/2 With the conference being off the record and without a scintilla of remuneration (we were not even proffered the conference swag bag).
2. Austral. and N.Z. A bag designed to be carried as a swag (swag n. 10).
1892Otago Witness (Dunedin) 4 Aug. 45 A swag bag was filled with stones to the required weight and suspended at the end of the rope. c1904W. G. Grave Beyond Southern Lakes (1950) 48 The kit of each consisted of a specially constructed swag bag, oiled sleeping bag [etc.]. 1928N. Palmer Austral. Story-bk. 88 He tossed clothing boots, and odds and ends into a yawning swag-bag. 2005Broadcast Engin. (Nexis) Nov. 114 Swagman, in Australian terminology, was a word used to describe a transient who traveled with his swag bag, moving from job to job.
3. U.S. A large travel bag with several compartments and pockets. Now rare.
1951N.Y. Times 13 May 70 (advt.) You'll travel light and right with Car-Sac and the new Swag bag. 1958Chillicothe (Missouri) Const.-Tribune 23 Dec. 3 a/3 The swag bag is another popular travel bag these days... It has a large pocket in the center, a side zipper, handy for last minute packables, and a zipper on top that opens the main compartment. 1980Ironwood (Mich.) Daily Globe 17 June (Pamida June Bargain Carnival Suppl.), Tote bag with top zip or swag bag with multi-section. |