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The word SWAG come from this song!
M.I.A Invented it..

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No actually swag is a term used to describe stolen items
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Incorrect.


According to the Oxford English Dictionary,

" 9. A thief's plunder or booty; gen. a quantity of money or goods unlawfully acquired, gains dishonestly made. slang.

1794 Sessions Papers Central Criminal Court Jan. 341/1 There are very few gentlemen here on the jury but what know what a swag is; the meaning is, a bundle of clothes that are stolen from any place.
1812 J. H. VAUX Flash Dict. s.v., The Swag is a term used in speaking of any booty you have lately obtained..except money.
1827 SCOTT Let. to Croker in Lockhart, I have been stealing from you, and..I send you a sample of the swag.
1838 DICKENS O. Twist xix, It's all arranged about bringing off the swag, is it? asked the Jew.
1862 CALVERLEY Charades VI. v. in Verses & Transl. (ed. 2) 95 While one hope lingers, the cracksman's fingers Drop not his hard-earned swag.
1891 Newcastle Daily Jrnl. 18 Mar. 5/3 This genial gentleman went off to America with the swag."


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Origin:
Middle English (in the sense 'bulging bag'): probably of Scandinavian origin. The original sense of the verb (early 16th century) was 'cause to sway or sag'
nuff said?
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haha swag is a wierd word
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TTG_UFCFANATIC wrote haha swag is a wierd word
learn to spell weird before typing it bro
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haha Yeah
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She looks the image of my friend.
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lrn2 pirate speak bro.
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