English
swag bag
Swag bag comes from English swag ‘stolen goods’.
- English1500–presentswag‘stolen goods’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004swag bag
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- English1500–presentswag‘stolen goods’
- Englishearliest quotation 2004swag bag
Earliest quotation: 2004, Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul: “Except in old-fashioned thrillers and detective stories there doesn't…”
Every English word from English swag
Today it means
noun A bag used to carry stolen goods.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English swag / swag bag