"SWAG" meaning in English

See SWAG in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: Acronym of various terms. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SWAG
  1. Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Special Warfare Action Group
    Sense id: en-SWAG-en-name-wIK7gWVC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 17 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 16 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 19 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: SWAGs [plural]
Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: Acronym of various terms. Head templates: {{en-noun}} SWAG (plural SWAGs)
  1. Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess; also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: scientific wild-ass guess (extra: also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess) Related terms: WAG
    Sense id: en-SWAG-en-noun-E3Km4DhP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 17 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Rhymes: -æɡ Etymology: From swag, an English slang word, in the mistaken belief that it originated as an acronym ("stuff we all get" or similar). For the true origin of the word, see swag. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} SWAG (uncountable)
  1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies) Tags: alt-of, alternative, nonstandard, uncountable Alternative form of: swag (extra: handouts, freebies)
    Sense id: en-SWAG-en-noun-HQoZ4~1F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 17 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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