SWAG
See also: swag
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
Acronym of various terms.
Noun
SWAG (plural SWAGs)
- (slang, somewhat vulgar) 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.
- Hypernym: guess
- Coordinate terms: educated guess, intelligent guess
- Near-synonyms: WAG, wild guess, uneducated guess, stab in the dark, shot in the dark; see also Thesaurus:supposition
Proper noun
SWAG
- Initialism of Special Warfare Action Group, a former group within the Philippine Navy, similar in nature to U.S. Navy SEALs.
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)
- (nonstandard) Alternative form of swag (handouts, freebies)