SWAG

See also: swag

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æɡ

Etymology 1

Acronym of various terms.

Noun

SWAG (plural SWAGs)

2. Initialism of scientific wild-ass guess; also speculative/sophisticated/stupid/some wild-ass guess. Used humorously to indicate that an estimate was more of a guess than the result of any stringent data analysis.

   Hypernyms: educated guess < guess; estimate; hypothesis

   Near-synonyms: see Thesaurus:supposition

Related terms

• WAG

Proper noun

SWAG

1. Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group.

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

SWAG (uncountable)

1. (nonstandard) Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)

Anagrams

• AWGs, GWAS, WAGs, wags