"swag bag" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /swæɡ bæɡ/ Forms: swag bags [plural]
Etymology: Mid-19th century UK. From swag (“stolen goods”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|swag||stolen goods}} swag (“stolen goods”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} swag bag (plural swag bags)
  1. A bag used to carry stolen goods. Categories (topical): Bags, Crime
    Sense id: en-swag_bag-en-noun-9lTWD~XM Disambiguation of Bags: 83 17 Disambiguation of Crime: 55 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 92 8
  2. A bag containing free gifts or promotional material. Synonyms (bag of promotional gifts): goodie bag
    Sense id: en-swag_bag-en-noun-~zsl9QD~ Disambiguation of 'bag of promotional gifts': 40 60

Inflected forms

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