OMG There's a SWAGman in the White House!!!
swag (swæɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif)
— n
1. slang property obtained by theft or other illicit means
2. slang goods; valuables
3. an ornamental festoon of fruit, flowers, or drapery or a representation of this
4. a swaying movement; lurch
5. dialect ( Midland English ) a depression filled with water, resulting from mining subsidence
6. informal ( Austral ), ( NZ ) (formerly) a swagman's pack containing personal belongings
7. informal ( Austral ), ( NZ ) go on the swag to become a tramp
8. informal ( Austral ), ( NZ ) swags of lots of
— vb , swags , swagging , swagged
9. chiefly ( Brit ) to lurch or sag or cause to lurch or sag
10. ( tr ) to adorn or arrange with swags
11. informal ( Austral ) ( intr ) to tramp about carrying a pack of personal belongings
[C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Norwegian svagga to sway ]
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Squeeky, I can understand why that term was over your head. Thanks Annie for translating ;-)
SheShe:
I didn't want to mess up your thread with this. But OH, it is funny that "swag" has more than one meaning!!!
Tee Hee! Tee Hee!
Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
Hi Squeeky - I guess you could add yet another definition to the word swag. In the other thread it means "to tell the same story twice". ;-)
In the other thread it means "to tell the same story twice". ;-)
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Translation: A GOP Talking Point.
Talking Point = Potential Vulnerability
Squeeky Fromm, Girl Reporter
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